Tam’s Think Tank

Casa Batllo, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.

The theme for the photo hunt this week is different. I looked through my recent archives and ran across some pictures I took in Barcelona, Spain of the Gaudi buildings. Nothing says different and unique in architecture like a Gaudi building. Strange, beautiful and amazing stuff. I’d never seen anything like them.

 This is Casa Batlló.  You can find out more by clicking on the official site link here and/or by going to the wikipedia link here.  Check out these sites, it’s pretty interesting stuff.

If you want to join in the photo hunt follow the link here to get all the info and then start taking some pictures!

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Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl

I’ve been playing around with the Aperture program and, obviously, haven’t quite figured it all out. I will, but even still… I liked how this came out. Strange, yet cool somehow. Or maybe that’s just the color of it that makes it seem cool. Hmmmm…

Scooters And The Sea

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Barcelona Port Building

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Sculpture Building

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There are a lot of museums up in the Monjtuic area, including the Miro museum we went to. This is a garden up in that area.

Olympic Cauldron, Barcelona

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Olympic Stadium from 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

From The Hill In The Monjuic Area

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A terrific view from the grounds of the Palau Nacional.

The Art Gallery

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These are the fountains and the Palau Nacional (National Palace).

The Roman Columns

Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl

Saturday, Sept. 15, we headed down to the port, beach, the Olympic Stadium, and the Joan Miro museum. These roman columns mark the entry to a group of buildings that are now used for exhibitions, conferences, etc. At the other end of the plaza between the buildings is a major art gallery.

The weather on Saturday was hot. Very hot. It wasn’t so much the temperature outside, though it was up a lot from the day before, but it was humid, which to the bunch of us made it a water guzzling kind of day. Sweaty, but incredibly fun.

Park Guell Shot

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Photo by Karen.

Old Hospital Grounds

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Another Old Hospital Building

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Hospital Building

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Central Plaza Of The Old Hospital Complex

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Ceiling Of Hospital Entry

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La Sagrada Familia From The Hospital Steps

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The Old Hospital

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The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is a series of buildings. It is still used, partially, as a hospital today, though it is no longer the primary hospital in the Barcelona.

The Incomplete La Sagrada Familia

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Facade

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The facade of La Sagrada Familia is covered with different scenes from the bible. It’s a pretty fantastical representation. Wherever you look there’s something new. It’s strange and beautiful.

La Sagrada Familia

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Construction began on La Sagrada Familia in 1882 and continues today. It’s expected that it won’t be completed for another 30 years. It is the last Gaudi building.

Laundry

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When you live in small apartments, you hang out your clothes the only place you can, outside the window.

Street In The Barri Gotic

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A typical street in the Barri Gotic… narrow, semi-dark, and walls that go up and up.

Candles Inside The Cathedral

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Prayer candles were everywhere inside The Santa Maria Del Mar.

Over The Doors Inside The Cathedral

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The large round stained glass window here was enormous. We all speculated about how it was possible, especially at the time this was built, to install something so huge. It is absolutely beautiful.