Thought you'd seen the last of Gaudi? Oh not so, blog reading friend--so not so; so, I heard through the Barcelona grapevine (life on the streets--you know how it goes) that there was not only another amazing park with spectacular views of the entire city but also a park boasting more Gaudi architecture.
Not to be outdone by the hordes of other people finding this attraction so attractive, I did the appropriate metro research and hopped the 24 bus up to Park Guell. I would like to take a moment here to thank my considerate bus driver. For a good half a block after de-bussing I was wondering why the bus driver kept honking at me. Turns out I was hiking up the wrong direction to Park Guell. This park is gigantic. It's the biggest park I've ever seen. There is no good reason for me have been going the opposite way. I gave him a hearty thumbs up for the assistance.
Josep Maria Jujol is the focal point of the park. It is supposed to be shaped to resemble a dragon who is watching over the park. There is Casa-Museu Gaudi that is said to represent the house in Hansel & Gretel (below, obviously--the house that looks like the house in Hansel & Gretel), for which I would add the Spanish seem to have a sincere hankering for which is interesting since it's not a Spanish fairy tale (more research needs to be done--future update potential).
As any gigantic park should have (just ask Disney), there are tons of vendors. This was my favorite. The magnum man. Mind you, I did not have a magnum today, but I had a magnum at the Madrid airport, and it was the best damn icecream bar on the planet. I'd consider letting someone cut off one of my toes for a lifetime supply. (Rumor is, according to the ingredient list, there is actually real gold dusted on the outside of the impossibly rich and thick and creamy chocolate shell. Hey, I'd walk around drooling gold if you paid me--just sayin.)
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