Today was a very very busy day for me. I left the ship around 8:30am to start off the day. I walked all the way to the end of La Rambla to board the city-sightseeing bus. From there I took the bus about 2 stops to La Pedrera. It is one of Antoni Gaudi's masterpieces. It was an apartment building made of limestone. It’s a pretty cool looking building. I paid to go inside and to be able to go up to the roof. First I went to the attic where they had models of his buildings as well as other exhibits that had to do with Gaudi's style. He was inspired by nature so his buildings always resemble pieces of nature. Then I went to the roof which is guarded by a set of warrior-like chimneys. It was very interesting. It is said that the chimneys look like the inspiration for Darth Vader. After that I was able to go into the apartment itself and see how it looked. It was very old fashioned which is expected, but still very amazing to see.

Then I hurried to get back on the bus to head to La Sagrada Familia. Once there I had to wait in line to buy my ticket, but I was very lucky to get there when I did because it only took me about 10 minutes to get to the front of the line, but by that time the line had quadrupled in size. I bought the ticket and a guided tour to learn more about this masterpiece. This is another one of Gaudi's buildings that was started in 1882, and is still not finished to this day. La Sagrada Familia literally means "Holy Family" and is going to be the world's largest cathedral. Words can not describe how amazing and intricate the design to this building. Frommer describes the vision of the building, "Gaudi envisioned 12 spires (one for each Apostle), a massive dome over the apse, and four additional higher spires, as well as one central bell tower, representing the Virgin Mary. Portals in the dramatic Nativity façade (the only façade build by Gaudi himself) represent Faith, Hope, and Charity, and Biblical elements, such as the Tree of Calgary, pack the dense surface." It is expected to be completed in 2026 so I plan on coming back to see it then. The pope is also coming this next November to bless the building.

After I was done admiring the building, I headed back to the bus to continue on the tour of the city. Today I was riding on the "blue line" so I would be seeing different parts of the city than what I had seen yesterday.

After I was done seeing everything on the tour, I decided that I should go to Montjuic and see the "largest green space in Barcelona." I was able to take some amazing pictures of the city because this was the hill overlooking the entire city. It was getting late in the day and the monuments were starting to close, so I headed back to the ship to get a good nights rest before tomorrows big day.