Barcelona : Day 7 : 21 Oct 2008

Casa Mila or La Pedrera was on our list for day 3 in Barcelona. This was another Gaudi building, modeled after Montserrat hill. You will notice this when you looked on its outer side. Brown in color, wavy and curvy in shape, and rocky in texture. The queue was not long, and many of them were students. Too bad, we were not. If not, it would be cheaper by half. Our ticket was E9/pax.


> Outside Casa Mila

It was an apartment building owned previously by Mila family, and they let Gaudi to work his wonder. It is difficult to describe this special building in detail, so showing pictures will be the best method.


> Ground Floor


> Inside Casa Mila


> At the Attic

The best part was the roof top. There were many star wars-like helmet that were actually decorative features for the stair-well, lift shaft and chimney. A clever use of his creativity to dress up something unpleasant.





One of the best spot is highlighted below. Standing at the correct spot, you can have the helmet features next to you, and Sagrada Familia as the background. Just make sure no one suddenly pop up behind you to spoil your picture.