Park Güell & Casa Batlló

Park Güell

On the 3rd day we went to Park Güell. A park that was designed by Antoni Gaudí - he also lived there. 

The park is up a mountain which we had to trek up to get there. It's not that high of a mountain but there is a funicular. We were booked for 11am and it was a overcast day until we were walking up hill and was sweating when we got there. We got the €14 tickets for the park and house museum.

It was really busy and you got a good panoramic view of the city - well I'd like to be even higher.

Wore the wrong trainers! Didn't realise the floor would be sandy

Gaudi's house where he lived with his dad and niece a year before he died.

There was a video you could watch that was really interesting that told you a lot about Gaudi

So hard to get a photo of this without people being crowded around it! There was a really annoying Asian guy who had a tripod trying to get a selfie. He was very trusting in his phone not being robbed.

Looks like Whoville in The Grinch

After going down the staircase we went to the museum

View from the museum windows

The park is big and we were there for around 2 hours but there isn't much to see. It's a World Heritage Site which is why it's chargeable but the park is free as it is park of a public park.

After we went for some food in the food market on Las Ramblas and seen another Gaudi building on the way and went to Casa Batlló which we had booked for 4:30pm

Casa Vicens Gaudí

Casa Batlló

There was a room that was dedicated to new and upcoming artists

Roof top terrace which had a bar

Before you leave you go into a room with a visual 360 immersive experience

Sunglasses on before leaving as it's a task to get them on

Our ticket cost €35 and we were in there for 45 minutes! You get an audio guide but again there's hardly anything to see. It's a giant house that Gaudi designed for the Batlló family but there's no furniture to show how the rooms were actually used. The design is nice but I feel like once you've seen 1 Gaudi you've seen it all and it was not worth the €35. I didn't even take that many photos inside as there was wasn't' really anything to take a photo of.

Casa Amatller Cafe

Palau de la Música Catalana

Gaudi has a very distinctive design which he did with pretty much all this work so if you've seen one you've pretty much seen them all. Park Guell is good but if you can get in for free then I'd recommend that. I don't think Casa Batlló is worth it and is nice enough to admire from outside as it's straight down the road from Las Ramblas. I definitely would not be going to pay to go inside them all - just look from the outside and google them! Save your money as they aren't cheap!

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Nina Nesbitt

 

Went to see Nina Nesbitt this evening with Holly at The Jacaranda. It was a very random last minute thing as Holly asked me like two days ago if I was free after 4pm today.

Holly bought her new album on CD & vinyl - Mountain Music which included tickets for an album launch show. We got there for 4:45pm - the ticket said start 5:15pm - 5:30pm which we were confused at how it was only 15 minutes... It was downstairs of the Jacaranda Bar so very small and intermate. It started after 5:15pm and she sang 4 songs from the new album and did last about 15 minutes! She sang the following songs in order...

On The Run

Pages (Holly's favourite)

Mansion

Parachute

I didn't have the best view due to this woman being in the way.

I knew of her but couldn't name 1 song and I haven't listened to the new album. I'm going to listen to it in the morning when I go to the gym.

She was really good. Was just her with a guitar and nothing else and that's when you know they're good when they don't anyone else or any backing music.

Straight after she went upstairs to do a meet and greet to get your CD/vinyl's signed. We were the 3rd in line so didn't have to wait and queue. Was in and out The Jacaranda within an hour.

She was really nice and is dead pretty. Asked her wasn't she sweating in the coat, scarf and hat cos I was and just had a tee with a jacket on. She said she hadn't washed her hair in 3 days - snap!

After we went to Rudy's on Bold Street for dinner

Almost Lasagne - Bolognese + San Marzano tomato base, topped marinated red + yellow cherry tomatoes + Pecorino béchamel. Finished with fresh basil and olive oil - £13.90

Gorgonzola + Capocollo - Gorgonzola, fior di latte + Gran Padano base, topped with fresh rosemary + Tuscan Capocollo. Finished with toasted walnuts, basil + olive oil - £13.90

I've been craving pizza for a while so finally got my pizza fix. We both got the specials - I got the lasagne one but didn't think it tasted like a lasagne - Holly said it did. Holly's was very cheesy and only when we got it did we realise it didn't have a tomato base.

This is the 4th time I've had a Rudy's the previous 3 times were at the Castle Street one and I got the special every time bar the last time where I got take away during a Christmas night out. The previous specials have been better and the summer specials are better as they do stuff like pesto.

They seemed to be really busy tonight and sat us at the bar which we weren't a fan of as it's a high seat which I don't like and don't get much space. Also the plates are way too small for the pizza so makes it really hard to cut. The pizza wheel cutters are useless better off using the knife!

Nice little impromptu night and another gig ticked for the year and I'm going to see Bastille next Sunday at St George's Hall for candlelight session which I can't wait for! Will be amazing. See you again soon Dan!

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