To whittle away the afternoon we took a bus up to the infamous residential neighborhood-turned-park that Gaudí designed – Parc Guël. Gaudí had planned it to be an artsy living community, everything with the unique swirling amorphous Gaudí style, but it never quite caught on. And I’m not entirely sure why. It was an amazing and beautiful park, Rachel and I both felt as if we had walked inside a movie – a combination between Jurassic Park (without the dinosaurs) and some futuristic world. And every structure had a very natural feel to it. The man made pillars and tunnels looked exactly as if they had happened naturally, it is easy to confuse the natural and manmade elements in the pictures!
We wandered around for hours in this park – taking in all the shapes, swirls and mind-bending angles that he put walls and tunnels at. This park was also so full of life, with a reggae band playing in the center square, people picnicking, and various small pairs of musicians tucked away in the caves and tunnels. We found a shady spot after making the rounds, and took everything in. I swear I could live there forever and never get tired of it.
As the music of steel drums and birds twittering showered over us, we fancied turning into hoboes and learning how to survive in this beautiful paradise. We’d climb all over the towers and find all the secret nooks and crannies and statues that Gaudí left behind. In the daytime we’d dance and play drums to get some money and charm all the young men into buying us dinner and drinks at night. It was such a difficult thing to stand up and tear ourselves away from the enchanting place. If I ever go back to Barcelona, I will spend one entire day in the park, though I might not have the willpower to leave it again!
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