Barcelona

We trekked into Barcelona today.  We caught the train in Girona and an hour later we were in downtown Barcelona.  It was a little overcast and rainy today.  Our first stop was the Sagrada Familia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia

I have wanted to visit Gaudi's masterpiece since art history class at Red Deer College.  I was not disappointed.

The details in the architecture was amazing.  The passion of Christ, created by artist Josep Maria Subirachs, was my favorite, as it reminds me of the artwork of Mike Mignola [creator of Hellboy].  Here are a couple photos, I would be interested in the thoughts of those of you who "get" my vague reference to Mignola [look at that skull at the base of the cross]:

The rear of the basilica was just as amazing:

I also climbed up on the back of a lion at the Monumento a Colon.  It was a little scary climbing up, which was captured in my awkward grin.

Notice the guy in purple taking my photo, I am wildly popular in Barcelona! [I suspect his photo caption refers to an "idiot" who almost fell to his death climbing a statue].