Art and Architecture

Grand Finale

For a last day eject touring on my own, I think I did all right!  I ditched the next of kin at about noon to hop a tourism bus and rode along the Red, Green and Dispirited lines to get an overview, and the hopped off to enjoy Ciutadella Park, perambulate the Gothic Quarter and all of its little shops and drive the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia.  I wanted to go investigate out the Parc Guell because of my recent found love of Gaudi's profession, but didn't make it out there as the sun and fatigue started to get to me.  :(    I went back to the inn to nap so I could join the rest of the family for a bus tour that would take us to see Barcelona by unendingly.  That might sound cheesy, but it may have been one of the most worthwhile things we did while in Spain.  The journey didn't take us anywhere we hadn't seen in the day, but the lights made the monuments advantage the second look.

The best part of the tour though was when they drove us up to Montjuic to succeed a showing of the "Magic Fountain of Montjuic."  This was basically a in actuality large fountain that used color and music to put on a manner of water ballet.  Think something like the fountains in front of the Bellagio in Vegas, only smaller and with more color and infinitely better.  The show was frightening, Paul and I couldn't believe it was put on for free.  The fountains were mind-boggling, and I took dozens of pictures, each of them too pretty not to keep.  The show started out using Latin pieces (such as The Dance of the Flowers and The Ride of the Valkyries)  to go along with the water play, but later they used Timbaland's Apologise.  I be versed the song is pretty overplayed, but it worked absolutely well and was completely awesome in the context. 

Everyone agreed the fountains were the foremost finale for the trip we could have wanted.  It was a apathetic and quiet way to end a busy trip, and the fountains were so excellent that we could have sat and watched them for hours. ...

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