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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Favorites from Barcelona/Tarragona

So I literally took hundreds upon hundreds of photos. However, I cannot share them ALL. I tried to choose some of my favorites from the trip...here they are! 

  
La Casa Mila

 

Inside of Casa Mila

 

Rooftop of Casa Mila

 


  
View of Barcelona from the top

 


Guest book

 
Parque Guell

 

Parque Guell again

 

And again...

 

On top of one of the houses in Parque Guell



Mosaics on a ceiling in Parque Guell

 

The huge organ in El Museo Nacional

 

My favorite statue in all of the museum

 

High school musical pic with the sunset and the streets of Barcelona in the background (I'm the one with the pink scarf in my face...)

 

Streets of Barcelona at night (view from the mountain and El Museo Nacional)

 

 Stadium for the 1992 Olympics--held in Barcelona (our bus driver here was actually one of the official drivers for the athletes to and from Olympic Village)

 

Cathedral of Barcelona

 

Group walking through typical streets in Barcelona (this is the older part of town too...)

 

The crypt of the patron saint of the Cathedral of Barcelona (she died as a child)

 

 Spanish desserts...delicious

 

Barrels of wine at a vineyard outside of Barcelona 


 
An aqueduct (not the most famous in Spain but still)


 
Cathedral of Tarragona

 
 
Standing on top of ruins in Tarragona, looking at a statue, looking at the Mediterranean--SO blue
 

La Sagrada Familia

STUNNING...There are lots of pictures as promised. The front of the church depicts the Nativity; the back depicts the Passion (crucifixion). 

 
Taken from the top of Casa Mila (a long ways away)

 
 

  

  

  

  

  
4 of the (someday) 12 towers representing the 12 disciples

 
 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 What the church will be once finished Godwilling (it was started in 1883 and won't be done til 2030ish). The tallest tower represents Jesus; the second tallest represents the Virgin Mary.
 

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Castillo (The Castle)

Well my batteries decided to die right as I started taking pictures, so I had to steal pictures from people...

 
La Entrada (the entrance) to the Castle in Denia

 
Walkway up to the top. 

 


Base of the Castle...

 


View of Denia from the Castle (the blue dome is one of the Catholic churches)

 
3 generations of castle walls...

 


Another view of Denia and its mountain (Montgo)

 


View of the Mediterranean from the castle. 

 
Museum at the top of the castle. 
 

 
Our crazy boys...high school musical :) 

 


At the very top of the castle, watching yet another beautiful sunset. 


 
Streets of Denia at sunset...stunning isn't it? 

**Thanks to Mieke and Hope for the pictures :)