Sagrada Familia Still Under Construction
It took us five hours to get in the Sagrada Familia. We didn’t purchase a ticket online, so we had to queue outside the church for two hours to purchase a ticket which will allow us entry into the church but only at 2:30 in the afternoon. It is incredible how many people are visiting this place. The 2:30 time slot was their way of controlling the traffic of visitors who visit the church. Before going in, we decided to just stay in the area since there was no point going further with the entry time so close. We hung out at Lactuca Buffet Restaurant which was conveniently across the street from the church. We could wait as well as have some lunch as much as I want.
Uniquely Gaudi Designs at the Sagrada Familia
I was expecting that with the ticket in our hands, we would just walk in through the gates. However, that wasn’t the case. Turns out, there was yet another queue for use to use to get in the premises. Admittedly, you do need some kind of system to handle the kind of traffic that they see here. The queue to enter the church premises wasn’t very slow as most of the people would be let in almost immediately. There is a counter where the tickets are validated before you are let it though. People who purchased online seemed to have higher priority and are able to just approach the counter. I have seen photos of the Sagrada Familia and have been dreaming of visiting this. Now, I’m literally at the gates of the church just waiting to get in. I’m very excited.
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