When travelling as an independent tourist, particularly when one does not speak the language, it helps on day one to have a tour guide. I had a personal tour with Suzie who was very knowledgable and has a degree in Art History. She is a native of Barcelona, having been brought up on the outskirts. She was also widely travelled - Switzerland (her mother was Swiss), New York (where she has a sister) and England. She had been a guide for ten years although part time recently as she has two children aged 6 and 3.
We first went to see Casa Batllo (La Pedrera), one of Gaudi’s trademark works. It was built between 1906 and 1912. It is an icon of Modernisme. Beside Casa Batllo are two other houses built at that time. The one on the corner with the Gazebo like structure was built for a local physician. The above pictures shows all three houses and the last picture is of the back of two of them with Gaudi’s the most ornate and imaginative.
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