On our second day we wanted to
go to the Sagrada Familia, another building of Gaudi’s. Once we arrived we were
amazed at the beauty of the exterior. There was so much detail, and even though
it wasn’t the most colourful building ever, no one could deny it was
beautiful! We went to ask how much money it would cost to get in, but decided
against actually going in because it was quite expensive and I had another
place in mind that I would have rather visited.
I have just finished my second
year of my Religious Studies degree at Canterbury Christ Church University, and in
my little Barcelona guide book (my pride and joy, I was surgically attached!) I had spotted the sinagoga major. This was
something I really wanted to visit and it only cost us €2.50 which was an absolute bargain. I was so excited to visit and we
found the old Jewish quarter of the city in no time at all. I have just finished studying a module called “Defining Judaism” so this was really useful for
revision to visit as well (it made me feel a million times better for skiving
revision for the whole city break!).
The Sagrada Familia Exterior
The outside of the synagogue was really small and we had to go
down a few steep steps where we were greeted by the friendliest lady ever! We
paid and had a good look around, even though there were only two rooms. One room had the remains of the roman walls of
the synagogue which was really interesting to see, and the other room contained
religious objects such as the Torah, the Minora and gold plates depicting festivals such as passover.
The lady told us all about how the synagogue came to be
refound in the city, and how the founder’s brother had done this beautiful
glass Star of David for the inside of the synagogue. It was really interesting to hear about the history of the Jewish people in Barcelona, definitely
something you should try out if you go to the city as it is something that wouldn't really be considered one of the main Barcelona attractions but at the same time was so fascinating!
After the visit
to the Sinagoga Major, we went on to Plaza Reial. This is like a little square,
with a fountain in the middle and it has cafes all around the edge so we
stopped for a Cola Light and to absorb the culture. I really love just sitting
and people watching in foreign countries and this was the perfect place to do
it. Dan enjoyed messing around with fountain pictures too as you can see!
After this, we went to the Arc de Triomf. Who even knew
there was one in Barcelona! It was huge, and really cool to
see as well. We headed back to La Rambla, walked down to the beach and just
enjoyed the atmosphere along the street. We then stopped for dinner at
one of the restaurants with seats outside so we could carry on with our people
watching. We enjoyed some Tapas each, including Patatas Bravas, Croquettes and some
kind of Chorizo! I have had Tapas before in Madrid, but Dan has never had it
before and he was so excited. I then chose to have Spag Bol (not a
Spanish dish but my all-time favourite so I had to try it out Spanish style!)
and Dan had seafood Paella.
It was such a busy and long day, but I loved it. We saw so
much in so little time but it was completely worth it. It was time for bed
again before starting our adventures the next day...
Have you ever
had Tapas? Would you be interested in visiting somewhere a little different on
a city break?
I absolutely loved my time in Barcelona! Were you able to go up montjuc? x
ReplyDeletenoo :( we didn't manage to! would you recommend it? might have to put it on the Barcelona bucket list :D thanks for commenting! xx
DeleteSagrada Familia when I visited was being resorated so had massive cranes but this will be all finished now it is an amazing building. Totally forgot that they have an arc de triompf. Great pics Lucy
ReplyDeleteThere was some building work when we were there but it didnt take away the beauty! I had no idea before I went it was so fun! thanks for commenting xx
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