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La Pedrera

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After we wrapped up in Casa Batllo, we headed over to La Pedrera  or Casa Mila .  Jason had bought two tickets to La Pedrera, one for a day time tour and one for a guided night time tour.   I’ll start with the day time tour.  We again bought a specific entry time for this.  We were there late afternoon and it was relatively quiet.  For this apartment complex, you start in the top floor, move out to the roof, and head down to an example apartment.  The family that owned this building lived on the second floor (1 floor in Spain) since this ensured that they did not have to rely on elevators.  Penthouses were not popular in the 1910s!  Jason’s favorite fun fact is that they had the first underground parking structure in Spain!  Gaudi was moving towards the combination of nature and Catholic religion in his designs.  Entrance to the "penthouse" on the second floor You have the option to take the stairs up, but...