Off-Topic: I got married!

And I wanted to share my happyness with all of you! 

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Merrill's scrapbook

 Last October I gave a Tapas Tour to Merrill O'Ryan and her friends, and I commented that in one post.
Merrill and I have kept in touch over Facebook, and she has just sent me a pic of her scrapbook:

Isn't that the most original testimonial you've ever seen? I love it!

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Two more great reviews on Toursbylocals!

As many of you already know, I also advertize outside of my website in online tourguide listings and one of the best is Toursbylocals.com. This month I receive their tomorrow wonderful reviews by real clients that booked me through this platform. Check them out!

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Secret Pedrera

The Casa Milà, also known as La Pedrera is an impressive appartment building built by Antoni Gaudi in the early 20th century, and its look goes beyond any other modernist work in the Eixample district.

This March 14th have been presented the new nighttime visits that will allow visitors to approach this beautiful space from a new, more intimate point of view. And I was there to offer you a preview!

The visit starts in the patio, where visitors are recieved by their guide and introduced to the history of the building, their owners, Gaudí and the time when they lived. An original slides display accompanies the explanations and introduces the visitors into the private atmosphere of the inhabitants of the house.

The visit continues with stops where we get in touch with these characters, that we can see from behind the windows: the concierge and his wife, Ms. Milà giving orders to her maids while getting ready for a big party, a group of ladies of the high society having a tea... The perfect mise-en-scene to get to know the different layers of the society from hundred years ago.

Next, we are allowed to enter an apartment decorated with period furniture. It is the same one that visitors see during the daytime, however, the dimmed light of the evening makes you feel like the tenants are going to appear around the corner any time.

Only half the apartment is visited though, the visit continues up the service stairs to the attic, where thanks to another audiovisual trick we'll be able to spy a young maid watching the laundry late at night…

After that we are directed to the rooftop where the guide gives the last explanations before leaving the group around the fantastic chimneys and ventilation towers, even more impressive in the dark than they are with daylight. Seeing the Sagrada Familia church illuminated in the distance and framed by an arch of the rooftop is an image that you will never forget!

The visit finishes downstairs in a mezzanine with an incredible organic ceiling, where the guests are offered a glass of cava.

Price: €30/person
Reservation in advance is recommended: reserveslapedrera@oscatalunyacaixa.com

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