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Sagrada Familia and other Barcelona attractions
We started the day a bit later than we expected and got into the city as quick as we could. We took the Metro out to Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, commonly known simply as La Sagrada Familia. I had read about this church, but still wasn't prepared for seeing it in person. It is an amazing sight. A little background: La Sagrada Familia is …
Beautiful Montserrat
We had been planning to go to Montrisol de Montserrat since we arrived, but we kept getting up too late! We finally made ourselves get out of bed (since this was our last day and all) and got ready to leave. Montserrat is a mountain monastery outside of Barcelona and it looked like an amazing place to see. We took the Metro to Placa de Espanya and …
More exploring in the city of Gaudi
We started the day with breakfast in our hotel room (cereal bars, toast, etc) and then a ride into the city center. We walked down Las Ramblas and turned into Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter) at the beautiful Liceu Theater. The Gothic Quarter is a section of the old town of the city made up of tiny streets and interesting sights. Some areas were busy …
From cold wind in Scotland to warm sun in Spain
We landed uneventfully and made it through customs and passport control with no trouble (yay for passport stamps!). We walked outside and saw our first airport palm trees. It was so nice and warm making me seriously rethink my choice of wool coat. We waited in line at the taxi rank wondering if my very small Spanish vocabulary was going to be …
Barcelona Part 2: The End of the End
The time finally arrived. The last item to check off on our major "to see" list. The works of Antoni Gaudi. Barcelona is full of the architectural wonders created by this brilliant art modernist. Personally, I have been anxiously awaiting to see the crazy, colourful buildings and style of Gaudi, so I was extremely excited for when we arrived at our final Europe destination. When we got our free Barcelona map at the tourist information centre, ...