Not quite the “postcard panorama”
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I posted a more scenic panorama of Tübingen last week, where the subject matter would be fit to be on a scenic postcard from Tübingen. Today, I’ve got another panorama from Tübingen …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Gaudí the “Starchitect” Part 2: Interior Design
The Casa Milà by Gaudí’s was built to be an apartment building. Today, it’s basically a museum to Gaudí’s designs, with a museum-like exhibit hall on the top floor, below the level of the rooftop stuff we saw in yesterday’s … Continue reading
The Casa Milà: Gaudí becomes a Star..chitect
So, imagine you’re a wealthy industrialist — or something — in the late 19th/early 20th century in Barcelona. You want an apartment in the city, and you’ve got this friend who’s an architect who’s designed a truly rather one-of-a-kind Cathedral. … Continue reading
Panorama Fit for a Postcard?
Due to technical problems with our internet connection at home today, my planned post about Gaudí has been delayed. Instead, I can offer a panorama I took the other day of Tübingen, which I was saving for a rainy day … Continue reading
Going for Gaudí
Today’s the day we begin our look at the work of Gaudí, the artist and architect whose work is currently the biggest tourist attraction in Barcelona.
Easter Colors
Today and Monday are both holidays here in Germany. I forgot to mention yesterday that I wouldn’t be blogging, so today let’s jump back from Barcelona for a quick look as some Easter Colors in Tübingen.
Suddenly Sundials
So we were on the tour bus in Barcelona, passing by all kinds of interesting buildings. And suddenly I spot a church that seems to have 2 sundials on its bell tower. Chris was not looking in the same direction, … Continue reading
View from the top … of the bus
As I mentioned yesterday, we decided to take the Barcelona Bus Touristic double-decker tourist bus. It was the hop-on, hop-off kind, where you get a set of headphones, and get on and off to explore a site, before getting back … Continue reading
My Barcelona Brigadoon
We took one of the “Hop-on, Hop-off” tourist buses in Barcelona. We don’t usually do that when we explore a new city, but this time around, it seemed like the perfect way to see a lot of the city in … Continue reading
Roman Barcelona
As promised on Friday, today we’re taking a trip back in time to Roman Barcelona.