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

New Year’s Day we started with the international mass in the Crypt of Sagrada Familia. After lighting a candle athe … Continue reading A Walk in the Neighborhood

“The Bible written in stone” is how some describe the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, or Holy Family. Antoni Gaudi spent … Continue reading The Sacred and the Tourists

Among other things, Barcelona is famous for creating the Modernisme movement, which I will poorly summarize as the art movement … Continue reading Modernisme and Catalan