Barcelona, Spain - Day 1

May 16, 2004 (Barcelona, Spain)
A nice first day with highlights of La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell and Palau Nacional

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Flew Austrian Airlines through Vienna. Who owns this Star Alliance plane?
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Funky lemongrass and guarana juice drinks in the Executive Lounge.
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Smoking a sugar wafer
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A free demo ride in the Toyota Hybrid from the Barcelona airport to the cruise ship docked at Moll Adossat-Muelle Adosado
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Should've taken a taxi...our 3rd stop to ask for directions
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Yay! We finally made it an hour later. Boarding the Star Princess, built in 2001 holding 2,600 passengers and 1,150 crew members cruising at a speed of 22.5 knots.
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Temple de la Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece cathedral
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Facade of the Passion
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It has become one of the landmarks of Barcelona
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Construction on the temple began in 1882
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Scaffolding in the interior
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Vault
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Facade of the Nativity
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2 tortoises support the columns
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Gaudi worked on the temple for over 40 years until his death in 1926
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Detailed sculptures of the facade
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Construction cranes continue Gaudi's work, replicating his style
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View looking down as we ascend the many stairs

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