Walking tour

Friends let us borrow their book of walking tours and we chose one that was in a residential area but that would pass the science museum, which he had not visited yet.

Our tour started at the Sarrià station, which has public art I like.
I'll save more of it for a post about art in the metro system.

Our first stop was Biblioteca Clarà, named after the sculptor Josep Clarà.
It was fine the wander the garden of nudes, but I was sorry the library was closed.

We took a detour to a cemetery, which was like none I had seen. I am guessing there more flowers than usual since just last week was All Saints Day. I didn't see the no-photography sign until later, so I will post only one picture to give you an idea of the layout.  Or maybe the sign was referring only to photos inside the building on which it was posted?

Gaudí had a budget when he worked on Col·legi de les Teresianes, but it still
has some of his trademarks.  We were sorry not to be able to go inside. 

Cutting through Plaça de Ferran Casablancas (a Catalan inventor)

Graffiti - not obscene or political
This is another topic that could be its own post.

Next we came to Gaudí's Torre de Bellesguard, which the book said was a private residence. Lucky for us it had been converted to a public place over ten years ago.  This is definitely getting its own post, so check back tomorrow. 

We walked into the science museum but will save this for another visit.

The Frare Blanc Moderniste mansion, which is in the neighborhood
highlighted in Carlos Ruiz Zafón's The Shadow of the Wind.

We did not take the Tramvia Blau (Blue Trolley) to the top of Tibidabo this time.

We ended our tour at Plaça de John F. Kennedy, by La Rotonda that just reopened last month.

Thanks to Cheryl and Tom for the book.  Wish you were here, too!