Barcelona Science Museum

For those who read this blog regularly, you know how much we love Science and museums. So it will be no surprise that when we travel we like to check out other Science museums. The one in Barcelona is supported by a bank and the cost of attending is very low especially for how much there is to do once you are inside.

Dinosaurs are always popular.

They had a large area for an aquarium and to learn about the fish and water issues they are having around Spain, especially in Barcelona. We learned about water conservation, threats to ecosystems and tons more.

Evolution! Something many of the Science museums around us avoid due to possibly offending the religious. Our kids loved this exhibit and seeing things that support what we have been teaching them.

There were tons of hands on experiments and experiences. Most we don't have photos of because we were all having too much fun. This one was a GIANT block of ice. You could see where others had placed their hand or finger and melted just a bit of it away.

Behind us you can see another ecosystem area. This museum was one of the best I have ever been to for keeping the kids interested (just not in taking photos). Lots of hands on, a little reading required, many different areas and topics, it excels in all of these categories. They also offer classes that I have heard great things about. While we saw the area the classes are held in and our kids begged to go, they weren't having any during the time we were there.

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The perfect tree for these two. 

I have no idea what caused the missing section, but it was a seat with arches right at their head heights.

Park Guell, part 2

This is a continuation of yesterday's post about Park Guell.

This was the wall/seat area around a large arena or performance type area. The mosaic goes all the way around and most was made from broken dishes, choosing to reuse the pieces and make it beautiful.

The view from another park of the top performance area looking out/down. You can see the two buildings at the entrance with their unique roofs. You can also see out across part of the city.

This is probably the most recognized part of Park Guell.

The grand entrance - you can see the performance area on top of the pillars.

Park Guell

When in Barcelona, we wanted to explore Park Guell. This area was designed with such attention to detail it's amazing.

This walkway was lined with large balls and trees offering a tiny bit of shade on a hot day.

This is a man made wall on the side of the hill. Everywhere you look there are great features like you can see here.

 I love the use of curves and non linear structures.

This was under one of the main structures. It was a perfect place to literally run around, and around, and around.

Tomorrow I will post about the great mosaics and other features at Park Guell. There really isn't any way to do this place justice through pictures.