{"id":286,"date":"2011-07-06T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2013-11-26T14:45:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T22:45:50","slug":"gaudi-gumdrops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/gaudi-gumdrops\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaudi Gumdrops!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">***Note: I have changed the title of my blog from Buddha Mama to Modernista Mama. It better reflects the content of my blog as my blog includes all that is me (which includes following Buddhist philosophy) \u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">-Much happiness \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b>Knock Knock<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b>Who&#8217;s there?<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b>Gaudi<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b>Gaudi who?<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b>Gaudi gumdrops, there&#8217;s more Gaudi!<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><b>PARC GUELL<\/b> (1900) \u00a0Barcelona, Spain<\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sA0Gyb9cMJk\/ThNONkWC25I\/AAAAAAAAEx4\/sV2GBeWF1K4\/s1600\/IMG_9892.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sA0Gyb9cMJk\/ThNONkWC25I\/AAAAAAAAEx4\/sV2GBeWF1K4\/s640\/IMG_9892.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Entrance to Parc Guell&#8211;commissioned by Count Guell. 3 km of paths and roads created by Gaudi, including two gatehouses and numerous sculptures. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I am finding being a SSL (Spanish as a second language learner) to be challenging. I find myself saying &#8220;Si&#8221; to everything when I don&#8217;t quite understand. In a department store recently, the sales woman rambled on and on and I nodded and said &#8220;Si&#8221; thinking she was going to find me a fitting room. She then snatched all my items and began to ring them up. I have to reign in my &#8220;Si, Si&#8217;s!&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--X__tOFky34\/ThNOOrwd9GI\/AAAAAAAAEx8\/X1UvMcmUrVE\/s1600\/IMG_9895.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--X__tOFky34\/ThNOOrwd9GI\/AAAAAAAAEx8\/X1UvMcmUrVE\/s640\/IMG_9895.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two of the Gaudi gate houses behind me. It was a very HOT day to attempt Parc Guell. This parc is featured in Woody Allen&#8217;s film, <b><i>Vicky\u00a0Cristina Barcelona.<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\"> Interestingly, our hotel is situated at the metro stop named Maria Cristina. It is always pleasant to come home each evening and disembark at Maria Cristina.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RdrocHEWitM\/ThNOSILJFeI\/AAAAAAAAEyI\/25LbjKn5X0U\/s1600\/IMG_9903.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"458\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RdrocHEWitM\/ThNOSILJFeI\/AAAAAAAAEyI\/25LbjKn5X0U\/s640\/IMG_9903.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Me at Parc Guell.<br \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yd5chHL0-3w\/ThNOTTgTEZI\/AAAAAAAAEyM\/R0B64rQ27xE\/s1600\/IMG_9905.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yd5chHL0-3w\/ThNOTTgTEZI\/AAAAAAAAEyM\/R0B64rQ27xE\/s640\/IMG_9905.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Peter<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1HmwF9hTe4I\/ThNOVrusNjI\/AAAAAAAAEyU\/NXsSO4prwH4\/s1600\/IMG_9911.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"308\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1HmwF9hTe4I\/ThNOVrusNjI\/AAAAAAAAEyU\/NXsSO4prwH4\/s640\/IMG_9911.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">View of Barcelona from hill at Parc Guell.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-btjSEnaG3gU\/ThP26ZHTNTI\/AAAAAAAAE0A\/xEkhvS9CIs4\/s1600\/IMG_9908.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"470\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-btjSEnaG3gU\/ThP26ZHTNTI\/AAAAAAAAE0A\/xEkhvS9CIs4\/s640\/IMG_9908.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Behind Peter, high on a separate hill over Barcelona is the<b><i> Les Tres Creus<\/i><\/b> (three crosses). We climb to the top of this hill later in the blog&#8230;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M9EraQ3QRQI\/ThNOXFtmZkI\/AAAAAAAAEyY\/74_Ytej1r0k\/s1600\/IMG_9915.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"550\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-M9EraQ3QRQI\/ThNOXFtmZkI\/AAAAAAAAEyY\/74_Ytej1r0k\/s640\/IMG_9915.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">That&#8217;s me climbing to the top of <b><i>Les Tres Creus.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4asytvq_KK8\/ThNOYA76JHI\/AAAAAAAAEyc\/1FGw_TmmXD8\/s1600\/IMG_9916.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4asytvq_KK8\/ThNOYA76JHI\/AAAAAAAAEyc\/1FGw_TmmXD8\/s640\/IMG_9916.JPG\" width=\"460\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the tippy-top of Les Tes Creus, overlooking Barceona.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1KbBiG5klCU\/ThNOZCDXj9I\/AAAAAAAAEyk\/IHzsO95OcT4\/s1600\/IMG_9920.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1KbBiG5klCU\/ThNOZCDXj9I\/AAAAAAAAEyk\/IHzsO95OcT4\/s640\/IMG_9920.JPG\" width=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Les Tres Creus.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vStFh0_W-CE\/ThNOccjeFBI\/AAAAAAAAEy0\/pQjfkJazSqI\/s1600\/IMG_9924.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vStFh0_W-CE\/ThNOccjeFBI\/AAAAAAAAEy0\/pQjfkJazSqI\/s640\/IMG_9924.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Peter at <b><i>Parc Guell<\/i><\/b> with a castle like church in the background on\u00a0<b><i>Tibidabo Mountain<\/i><\/b>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TT_6B-taBKc\/ThNOeK-mwNI\/AAAAAAAAEy8\/aCy7GIQ2jTk\/s1600\/IMG_9927.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"460\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-TT_6B-taBKc\/ThNOeK-mwNI\/AAAAAAAAEy8\/aCy7GIQ2jTk\/s640\/IMG_9927.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A home within Parc Guell.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QGuPJSiivcU\/ThNOfYLjPII\/AAAAAAAAEzA\/ScLIJzrBz3Y\/s1600\/IMG_9928.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QGuPJSiivcU\/ThNOfYLjPII\/AAAAAAAAEzA\/ScLIJzrBz3Y\/s640\/IMG_9928.JPG\" width=\"552\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Serpent like walkway by Gaudi.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NtoxBF0Ivtw\/ThNOgSDLUuI\/AAAAAAAAEzE\/B5ii2wdaBDI\/s1600\/IMG_9931.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NtoxBF0Ivtw\/ThNOgSDLUuI\/AAAAAAAAEzE\/B5ii2wdaBDI\/s640\/IMG_9931.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Serpent walkway.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-owUW7EB6NZs\/ThNOh7uBA1I\/AAAAAAAAEzQ\/iys2e_kgbCc\/s1600\/IMG_9933.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-owUW7EB6NZs\/ThNOh7uBA1I\/AAAAAAAAEzQ\/iys2e_kgbCc\/s640\/IMG_9933.JPG\" width=\"584\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><i>Sala Hipostial:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0a 88 pillar &#8220;forest&#8221; designed to be used as a market place.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0sGZ8QXWTgE\/ThNOi0sr39I\/AAAAAAAAEzU\/qZXff3-1xrg\/s1600\/IMG_9934.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0sGZ8QXWTgE\/ThNOi0sr39I\/AAAAAAAAEzU\/qZXff3-1xrg\/s640\/IMG_9934.JPG\" width=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A gatekeeper home at the parc.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>***Note: I have changed the title of my blog from Buddha Mama to Modernista Mama. It better reflects the content of my blog as my blog includes all that is me (which includes following Buddhist philosophy) \u00a0\u00a0 -Much happiness \ud83d\ude42 &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/gaudi-gumdrops\/\" aria-label=\"Gaudi Gumdrops!\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2206,1805],"tags":[1887,641,640,613,63],"class_list":["post-286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-travelandadventure","tag-guadi","tag-les-res-creus","tag-parc-guell","tag-spain","tag-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2206,"label":"Europe"},{"value":1805,"label":"Travel"}],"post_tag":[{"value":1887,"label":"Guadi"},{"value":641,"label":"les res creus"},{"value":640,"label":"parc guell"},{"value":613,"label":"Spain"},{"value":63,"label":"travel"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mixhart","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/author\/mixhart\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2206,"name":"Europe","slug":"europe","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2268,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1805,"count":28,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2206,"category_count":28,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Europe","category_nicename":"europe","category_parent":1805},{"term_id":1805,"name":"Travel","slug":"travelandadventure","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1859,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":363,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1805,"category_count":363,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Travel","category_nicename":"travelandadventure","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":1887,"name":"Guadi","slug":"guadi","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1942,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":641,"name":"les res creus","slug":"les-res-creus","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":641,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":640,"name":"parc guell","slug":"parc-guell","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":640,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":613,"name":"Spain","slug":"spain","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1375,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":63,"name":"travel","slug":"travel","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":63,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":123,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5498,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/5498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}