Azulejos – Portuguese Art Form
April 10, 2024 – Redmond WA You know when you hear a word for the first time and then you … Continue reading Azulejos – Portuguese Art Form
April 10, 2024 – Redmond WA You know when you hear a word for the first time and then you … Continue reading Azulejos – Portuguese Art Form
It is time to say goodbye to our lovely house of this past week on Pasatge Torres. We have enjoyed … Continue reading Goodbye to Passatge Torres and all that
Places can tell lots of unexpected stories. On our last day in Barcelona, we headed up to monjuïc, which is … Continue reading A Mountain of history
Today is one of the biggest holidays in Barcelona, Epiphany, or El Dio de los Reyes, commerating when the Three … Continue reading Dia de los Reyes and more
“Eat and drink like the locals,” is good advice and so we tried our hand out and learned how to … Continue reading Tapas and Sangria
The second most important religious site in Spain is also a symbol for the Catalan independence movement. Montserrat (serrated mountains) … Continue reading The Monks of Montserrat
Before Spain created universal healthcare in the 1980’s, the public hospitals are where the poor received their care. Starting in … Continue reading A Public Hospital – in the modernist style
Most cultures have learned to ferment something for their local drinks. Fortunately, the Catalon area had settlers come from the … Continue reading Cavas and Tapas
Count Eusebi Güell, a wealthy textile industrialist, was one of Guadi’s main patrons. He commissioned Gaudi to create the infrastructure … Continue reading A Walk in the Park