Our Spain trip began in the beautiful city of Barcelona. In my first art history class, my sophomore year of college, I vividly remember studying modern architecture--specifically Gaudi. Upon learning that most of his work was in Barcelona, I vowed I would get there before I die. Spending 3 months in Ireland put me on the right side of the ocean...now I just needed to get to Spain. Since Mark wanted to do the Camino I knew getting to Spain would be easy. BUT, the lovely city of Barcelona is not on the Camino. Commence Operation Detour. With small amounts of coercion I was able to convince Mark to start our Spain journey in Barcelona--where we could then pick up a train to Pamplona and begin the walk. Let me tell you: This detour was and still is one of my best ideas to date.
Barcelona definitely makes my top 5 list for most beautiful, fun, interesting and exciting cities. Mark and I were able to cover a lot of ground in just 3 short days so a play-by-play would make for a LONG blog post. Here were the highlights...
Palau Musica Catalana
Roy Lichtenstein sculpture by the water (at the end of Moll de la Fusta), one of the many crazy awesome street "artists" on La Ramblas, and Pulpo Carpaccio!
Casa Battlo and Sagrada Familia
Inside Sagrada Familia--Absolutely BEAUTIFUL
The other side of Sagrada Familia and the entrance to Park Guell
Park Guell (looks like something out of Dr. Seuss, right?!), Mark and I in the Park and the view from the top
Mark at Poble Espanyol, view from the front of the art museum, and a cool sculpture in Miro Foundation park
The Museo Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Mark and I at the botanical gardens, and me at a restaurant in Plaza Real with my own wine cooler
The Marina and Columbus Monument at night
As you can see, it is a great and beautiful city and I would LOVE to go back in the future. Three days was definitely not enough! On our 4th morning in Barcelona, Mark and I woke up and went to the train station and took a nice train ride to Pamplona. And thus, our camino had begun!
The posts for the next few weeks will mostly be about our camino, our walk, from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela! Stay tuned!
2 comments:
i love that we've stood in the same spots! miss you friend!
ME TOO! And miss you tons! And your email about Cronin was hilarious. Maybe one day we'll persevere and finish the book.
ALSO! I wish I could get down to NY sooner but I will be down for a couple days around Sept 4. We MUST hang.
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