La Sagrada Familia is Gaudi‘s “masterpiece.” Construction on the temple began in 1882, and has been ongoing ever since. Gaudi died in 1926, and so several different architects have been tapped to flesh out the master’s design. It was especially … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Random Barcelona
A few random street shots… while walking through the Barri Gotti (Gothic Quarter), we came upon this wedding reception. these for-rent red bicycles were everywhere the building fronts were so, well, european (for lack of a better … Continue reading
Spain Wins Euro Cup 2008!
It was the first time that Spain won the Euro Cup 2008 in 22 years. (And the first time in about the same number of years that I watched a soccer match.) The game was in Austria, so the viewing … Continue reading
Casa Batllo
Unfortunately, I was only able to see Casa Batllo from the outside this trip (it was closed when I tried to go). It’s one of my Gaudi favorites.
Breathing Fire
A Fabulous Barcelona Day
Yesterday was my first full day in Barcelona. It was a fabulous. My friend Chris and I started at Museu Picasso. My favorite part of this museum is Picasso’s Las Meninas study… (He did several interpretations of Vellasquez’s Las Meninas, … Continue reading
La Pedrera de Nit
On the plane to Spain, I read that there are sometimes nighttime concerts at La Pedrera, one of my favorite places from my previous Barcelona trip. After asking around, we got tickets for “Noches de verano en La Pedrera.” … Continue reading
Park Guell
ark Guell is Gaudi‘s outdoor barcelona park. It’s relaxing, picturesque… and a great place for a pitcher of sangria. barcelona skyline from the top of the park. (see the large version.) the main part of the park … Continue reading
Parts & States Model with VisualStateManager (Part 4 of 4)
Here we are – the final post of our Parts & States Model series for Silverlight 2 controls. Hope you’ve enjoyed the ride so far! Today, we’ll go through some general recommendations on how to use the Parts & States … Continue reading
Spain!
On Thursday, I leave for a week and a half vacation to Spain. This will be my first "first world" international vacation in a while… (Actually since I went to Barcelona & Prague four and half years ago. ) I’m … Continue reading
Parts & States Model with VisualStateManager (Part 3 of 4)
This is the third post in a four part series on Silverlight 2’s Parts & States control model. Last time, you learned how to reskin an existing control using VisualStateManager. In this post, you’ll see how to build up a … Continue reading
Parts & States Model with VisualStateManager (Part 2 of 4)
This is the second post in a four part series about managing parts & states in Silverlight 2 controls. Today, we’ll put into practice the concepts you learned last time and walk through how to reskin a CheckBox. (If you … Continue reading