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I’ve worn myself out today seeing Barcelona from above. I did the Sagrada Familia last time I was here, so headed off to the Gaudi Park before all the other tourists were out of bed.
Even then it was very hot, and walking up the hill to get to it wasn’t pleasant, but it was worth it when I got there. Admittedly not as good as I was expecting (it is a Unesco World Heritage Site, after all) it was still pretty impressive stuff, and the views across the city were excellent.
One particular view caught my eye, though, and that was the church on the opposite hill. Looking it up in the guidebook, I saw that it was the highest point in the whole city, so made that my next mission, expecting it to be a simple wander down my hill and up the next one.
But it wasn’t.
First, it required a metro back into town (nearest metro stop just over a kilometre away) then a train out north, then a tram up a very steep hill, then a funicular railway to the top. And that was before the lift and then climb to the top of the tower, and the statue of Christ, arms outstretched as he is in Rio, on top of the top church (there are actually two churches on top of one another).
The only trouble was, I only had
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You too, eh, Kristin? I’m here on my own, too. Paul flew home when we left Madrid so he could sort out some house-type things, and I carried on towards France.
• Posted at 10:09 pm on August 19th, 2004 by Nik.Oh, and the church is the Sacred Heart Church in Tibidabo. Do a Google search using the term “tibidabo church” for more info.
• Posted at 10:14 pm on August 19th, 2004 by Nik.Gracias.
• Posted at 3:56 pm on August 20th, 2004 by Krist.When I went I took the L3 Metro to Vallcarca and walked down Avinguda De L’Hospital Militar to the escalator at the bottom of a road called De Gloria for the climb up the hill. The escalators are staggered up the hill and start moving once you tread on the platform. They save a lot of leg work.
I agree with you Nik the view of the city from the top of Tibidabo is excellent.
What is the name of that church? I think I’ve been there. Something about heat, tram and funicular sounds vaguely familiar.
Barcelona is lovely. I only wish I had had someone there with me to talk to when I was there.
• Posted at 9:39 pm on August 19th, 2004 by Krist.