City of Counts

"Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it." -Carlos Ruiz Zafon Status: Healthy Relationship Status: Single Magic Anon Status:None{This is an independent rp blog for my Hetalia oc for Barcelona! We're open to rp with anyone from any fandom, so feel free to follow}

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"Casc Antic de Badalona". Barcelona. Catalunya. 16/01/2015. Foto de Pepín.

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Casa Batillo, Barcelona, Spain. 1904-6. Antoni Gaudi.

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La Sagrada Familia

Barcelona, Spain

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[AH VICTORY]

[BUT NO HE’S DONE NOW]

[DUSTS HIM OFF AND PATS HIM ON THE BACK]

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[WHY MUST YOU DO THESE THINGS.]

[BUT YES, hello there, Andrés.]

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Travel Guide: Barcelona Following Gaudí through the City

His unconventional works always intrigued me - the colors, curves, his inspiration from nature were fascinating and I couldn’t wait to see them with my own eyes. Casa Mila, Casa Batllo and Sagrada Familia were close enough to see them all in one day and still allowed us some time to enjoy tapas in between. Sagrada Familia gathers the most tourists, so buy tickets online ahead to skip the long line. For Park Guell, it’s best to plan at least half of day for the visit and I recommend taking a bus because it’s a very long hike from the metro stop to the entrance of the park.

The most fascinating thing when I visit each place was how his creations are still very much part of people’s everyday lives. It was not just an art to admire - there are still residents in his buildings, the church is still being built from the donations and the park is free. His work is appreciated and used by generations of people and they become part of his work.  In a strange way I felt his creations are still very much alive and I hope you might feel the same way when you visit Barcelona. 

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Barcelona - Spain (von Don McCullough)

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[PUSHES BACK INTO THE GRAVE]

[NO JUST KIDDING. KIND OF.]

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[OH GOD NO WHY.]

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[RISES FROM THE DEAD]

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stabbingyouwithculture submitted:

Happy Christmas, Carlos.

*He hopes his best friend will likethegifts.*

Feliç Nadal, Brian.

[The gifts make him smile. Two themes in one, badass. And Brian gets these few things!

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soledinapoli submitted:

Buon Natale, Carlos.

*It was either this or one of Giuseppes’ sponges.*

Feliç Nadal, Nicolo.

[That will be destroyed. He is grateful it wasn't a sponge though. And he gets this great food.]

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awitheredblossom submitted:

*A very Merry Christmas to you, Carlos! Molly hopes you like your gift.

And you too get a Molly poem, sooo yeah.*

[Molly, you are going to come to regret this gift. He loves it, but you are going to regret it.

You get this though. It makes up for the regret.]

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Frowning is so going to make it better.

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Shut up. [And now he's frowning at her]

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[Guess who accidentally cut himself while cooking and is now frowning at his food]

[This guy]

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heavily debates reblogging the art i did of la muerta from my personal

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Accept it, you are the girlfriend. Besides, you’re the more attractive one. *When in doubt, compliment someone.*

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[frowning. Compliments are not going to work on him, Brian.]

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[He hugs his knees and cocks his head to the side]  Your fault? How so? 

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[Hums and shrugs]

I don't really visit. And I'm off doing whatever a lot of the time with no warning. Unless you don't try to visit, which is rude, Toni.

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[Damn you. He was going to react in the same way to Carlos’ comment but now he can’t because he doesn’t want to do anything Carlos does. Except football. Football was always an exception.]

You sound like Toni, except he can’t avoid me. And I call you that because that’s what you act like.

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[Well, Carlos got to it first. Ha. Yeah, football's the only exception to literally everything. All the time.]

The woes of having to communicate with the capital. I feel for Toni, truly. And I hate you a little, you know.