
So much tile!
You can see how big it is from the thrid floor and there's still more behind us and low along the street beyond that can't be seen!
You can see how big it is from the thrid floor and there's still more behind us and low along the street beyond that can't be seen!
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Flower lady!
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You can also see the eyes in the building behind her.
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The view from the second floor overlooking the neighborhood.
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If you didn't want to buy anything but still wanted to contribute to the neighborjood, You could give to the fisherman here.
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Just in Fuster's area there were 3 floors and every bit was tiled with mosaics!
Thee was even a pool!
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There was so much to look at. We definitely didn't have enough time there.
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They said his major influence, if you couldn't tell, is Gaudi. He has also been likened to Picasso.
In English it says, "It runs the neighborhood in to a miracle."
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The arch says "The Triumph."
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I don't know why, I just liked the cactus.
Cuban artist Cuban artist José Fuster moved in to a house in Jaimanitas. He decorated his studio in colorful mosaic tiles. When he was finished, he asked his neighbors if he could decorate their houses and businesses. His art has turned Jaimanitas from an economically depressed area to, now, a place where tourists are regularly bussed.
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The tombs that were replicas of their houses were really neat!
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The main chapel is in the center of the cemetery.
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She told us the story of this tomb/house. It was warm that day. You can see everyone is standing in the shade.
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Irma was our guide inside the Necropolis Cristobal Colon. She was talking so fast that there was no time to take notes and she had no patience for stragglers or talking. She told us she had plenty of other things to do if we didn't want to hear her tour and she only had so much time. LOL!!!
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Many of the family vaults are smaller-scale versions of their owners’ mansions.
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