Several hours have passed and my friends and I are back in the area of Parc Guell, still too early for our 5.30 – 6pm entry time. Even my ‘souvenir shopping’ friends have exhausted the junky gift shops now and we are little peckish, so tempted by a shady garden we settle for a quick snack and some sangria.
At last it’s our turn! 
to get closer to these intriguing buildings.
There are columns created to mimic nature
Where a stone woman
and a bunch of crazy women from England lurk
there are stunning views of the city
wonderful mosaics on the towers
A whole forest of columns
that I really fall in love with. The Sala Hipostila was originally intended to be a market hall.
There was even a very beautiful young bride and her groom, imagine getting married there, although escaping the crowds would be difficult.
and I have some more photos to show you from Parc Guell, so I’ll be back.
Lucid Gypsy 
Goodness, what a place!
I loved it Sue, so colourful!
Wow! What great pictures! I’d love to visit there in person.
Thank you Phil, its wonderful to visit!
My goodness, you find the most interesting places to visit and photograph. And your newest header photo is STUNNING!
Thanks Sandra, happy Sunday!
One of my favorite places in the world… I’ve had the good fortune to visit Barcelona twice, how I love Parc Guell!
I definitely have to go back 🙂
We visited there last May. I didn’t take photo like you did. All are so beautiful, Lucid! 🙂
Thanks Amy, isn’t it an amazing place?
It is like a fairy tale, fantasyland.. takes one away..
Gaudi’s work is magical 🙂
Looks whimsical, not real, another world. Wonderful for grownups to dream. Love the photos. Every one. 😀 ❤
Thanks Tess, everything that Gaudi did seems magical.
Wonderful! I have to see it again!
I think going quite early in the season was a good choice!
Beautiful pictures as always. Love seeing what you post here. Looking forward to more.
What a wonderful place – and a wonderful post? My favourite photo would have to be the one of you three, although those stone / marble? teardrops are pretty lovely too. Thank goodness there are more!
It almost looks like a theme park, doesn’t it? Fascinating! I’ve been to Barcelona a number of times but never visited Parc Guell …. need to put that right, next time 🙂 Lovely photos, Gilly.
You capture the quirky details well Gilly. It was so overwhelmingly crowded during our visit, that we couldn’t wait to escape! 🙂
Stunning, I’m looking forward to more to come…
Quite crazy in the scope and imagination, Gilly, isn’t it, but totally brilliant! I love your natural woman shot 🙂