La Sagrada Família is one of Barcelona's most famous and most visited tourist attractions. You can definitely see why. It is a church like no other. Designed by Atoni Gaudi, his fondness for curves, ellipses and arches has made La Sagrada Família the most striking church I've ever seen. I'm sure it will be even more impressive when it's actually completed. Construction started in 1882 and is scheduled for completion in 2026. That's a truly medieval timetable.

Andrew and I first visited La Sagrada Família in January last year. On our recent trip to Barcelona we thought we'd return to the church to see just how far construction had progressed in a year and a half.

The verdict? We could kind of see some progress but not a huge alteration. The audio guide states that the La Sagrada Família is halfway there. That's 126 years to reach 50% and they reckon it's only another 18 years to finish it. A group of us have pledged to visit La Sagrada when it's finished. I wonder how old we'll be... we might be a group of centenarians paying homage to a bicentenarian.

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