I woke up today and showered before waking the girls. I like that they aren’t on a European schedule yet because it makes me look responsible. After we all got ready, only 1 hour behind schedule, we headed to the metro on our way the Picasso Museum. The weather was great and the museum was interesting. It’s tucked away on a small street and almost hidden. It has all of his early work and a very small amount of cubism. It’s amazing to see what he was able to accomplish by the age of 15. Absolutely amazing.
We made our way up the hill to Park Guell, another Gaudi creation. I’ve decided that Gaudi may be one of my favorite artists/architects. His use of color and mosaic work is right up my alley. The park was beautiful we had a picnic of sandwiches. At the gate, it’s a bustling, busy, loud place. But once you get into the park, it’s quiet and peaceful. When we were sitting on a bench, I happened to see a bird land on a tree down the hill. I noticed it was different than the other pigeons flying around, so I went down to investigate. It was a green parrot, and it was pretty cool. After awhile, we headed down the hill and decided at the last minute to head to Gaudi’s Casa Milla.
The apartment building was beautiful, but the tour was a nowhere near as good as Sagrada Familia. We enjoyed the building, and all of us decided we would be happy to live in the building. We headed back to the apartment for ham, cheese, asparagus, grilled peppers and champagne. It was a great midday snack.
On the way home from the museums, we explored our little neighborhood a bit more. The street just out of view from our front door ended up having a bunch of cute patio restaurants. We stopped at the corner one and ended up having a great meal. I had a hamburger with caramelized onions and goat cheese. The house wine was great and less than 10 Euros a bottle. The girls are really appreciating European wine prices. 
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