Day 4: The Works of Antoni Gaudi by Willow and Andy

Today was our busiest day on the trip yet, but it was definitely one of the most interesting. We started out our day as usual with breakfast, but today we also made sandwiches for lunch as well. The first place that we visited today was the largest cathedral in the city La Sagrada Familia. I was very excited to see the place, because we had only seen it from the really far away like when we were at Park Guell. I also think that the architecture of Antoni Gaudi is very fascinating and I also really like how his buildings look. Today however, we finally got to see it up close and it was huge!
As we were getting up from the metro station, Maestra asked where the Sagrada Familia was. Elias then told us to turn around and we got to see it up close for the first time. The cathedral was massive, and every little bit of it was incredibly detailed. I can see why it has taken so long for it to be built. We were lucky enough to get a lot of good pictures, and also have a tour guide there to show us around. I was able to ask the guide a lot of question in Spanish, and I feel like my speaking and listening abilities have been improving a lot.
The interior of the Sagrada Familia was as complex as the outside, and my favorite part was all of the giant stained glass window. Along with that, I also liked how the majority of the light in the cathedral was completely natural. After that, we went to lunch in a park across the street, where there were tons of pigeons that kept on bothering us for all of our food.
After seeing the Sagrada Familia, we then went to another fascinating building by Gaudi, La Casa Mila. La Casa Mila, really stood out and in contrast to all the geometric house is was wavy, and it seemed like there wasn't a single corner in the whole building. La Casa Mila had four floors that we were able to look at, and they went over some of the history of the building, Barcelona, and about Gaudi's life.
After that we split up into two groups, one group went shopping, and the other went to the gothic quarter. We walked around the shopping district of the city, and had a great time taking in the sites and sounds of the city.
We ended up eating dinner in separate groups, one group at a Tapas and Paella restaurant, while the other went to go get tapas at La Taverna del Bisbe. Both of our groups got back later than usual, and our legs were super tired, but we still had a good time exploring the city.