My Utmost Favorite Park

Wow! Did we have a great weekend! One of my old roommates in Sevilla, Cat, was in town with her boyfriend Johnny. It's been 5 years long overdue since we've seen each other. They're from Nottingham, England.  Our first touristic stop on Saturday -- the stunning Park Guell.

We were challenged to go uphill to get to the park. Thank goodness there are a few escalators to help the weak ones like me.

I've been to the park several times, but I've never seen it from this view. The multileveled park sits on the side of a hill.

Eager tourists climb the entrance steps of the park.

One of the two buildings at the main entrance.

The swarms of visitors move around the other building.

The park was designed by the infamous Gaudi, a modernist architect who skillfully uses nature as inspiration to create unusual shapes and designs. 

A band plays among the twisting pine tree trunks made from rock.

There is a walkway above these faux pines.

Cat and Johnny played peek-a-boo.

Once the house occupied by the famous architecture, the converted Casa Museu Gaudi houses a collection of his fresh designs of furniture, drawings, decorations and other artful pieces.
A very Gaudi-esque scupture in the garden of the museum.

I love this shaded and romantic walkway.

Girls only.
We climbed up to the terraced area of the park where you can get yet another spectacular view of the city. Multi-colored mosaic seats line this large resting area.

We were lucky to get a quick rest on the colorful tiles.

These terraced walls have birds nests to house our feathered friends. 
Doric columns support the roof of the lower court which forms the central terrace.

Vibrant tiles adorn the ceiling.
I really love it when visitors come to town because I get to spend time in the most charming parts of the city. More touristic posts to come! No more parks for awhile though.