Country I want to go

Sagrada Familia

I want to go to Spain someday. My mother and I promised to go and to look around buildings designed by A. Gaudi.

　I was really impressed when I saw his works on a TV show, for the first time. Probably, I was 12-something. Of course, I had known his Sagrada Familia before that. But I didn't know any other his works. So, when I saw the TV show, I first found his style of a designer and I was surprised at it. Because rather than calling them just buildings, it seemed like living things. I thought these are organic/ biologic/ delicate and curvy architectures. And because of my mother is an architect, she was also interested in Gaudi. So, we made the promise I wrote above.

Casa Batllo

　There are many Gaudi's works, but I especially want to visit Casa Batllo and the Park G̈uell.

　Do you know Casa Batllo? It's a piece of his work which is an apartment house built in 1906. It's a one of world heritage, but this is still used as like an ordinary one. It sounds so surprising for Japanese people, I guess. Because almost all Japanese people think world heritages are special and worlds apart from our daily life. Of course, I was really surprised when I knew it! How about you, guys?　

 

Close-up shot of a veranda of Casa Batllo

　Next, I can't miss the Park G̈uell. It made as a part of his and his friend Eusebi G̈uell's city development. It's a beautiful park which has rich gardens. And the park can be work as a water reservoir. But the city planning wasn't going well. Because its concept was too advance for that days, I heard (all pioneers fail because of their too smart foresight once at least, I guess). Then, the following photo is a symbol of the park which was taken by my friend. He said to me, his trip to Spain was amazing...I envy him!!!

Taken by my friend at the Park G̈uell

　I really want to visit Spain and look around Gaudi's works (with my mother is the best). Then, have you ever been to Spain, guys? If you have been to, please tell me your impression or recommendation of there!