Barcelona, Spain Dec 3-6, 2022

Michelle Lee

In a nutshell Barcelona consisted of seeing our friends JJ, Susan, Tim and Sarah, watching the world cup, exploring the nearby parks, strolling through festive lights and eating chestnuts roasting a fire,

Preschool parking
European playground tour continues

touring Sagrada Familia inside, outside, complete with a tour of the nativity tower,

Construction continues 140 years later
the ceiling
pillars made to look like trees with knobs and branches
Sun through the stained glass windows continually changes the lighting inside the church
Nativity tower views
Spiral stairs mimic seashells
The crypt where Antoni Gaudi is buried
Our family enjoys pipe organ sounds
Saturation manipulation in these pictures shows the different hues of stones used

eating at Five Guys, navigating transportation, grocery store shopping Spain (different food for sale than in France), attending church, being reminded of Advent, listening to the Catalan language,

watching more World Cup 2022, crossing into Spain from France, seeing an animal crossing bridge, children sharing a virus at 2:30 and 5:30 AM…think Goonies…with bunk beds, and snow top Pyrenees mountains, and

Animal crossing bridge
snow top Pyrenees mountains

before crossing back into France we drove by Salvador Dali’s museum in Figueres, Girona, Spain, seeing eggs on roofs, and statues of cows and horses on balcony railings. Despite sickness the last hours of our visit we had a great family weekend.

One thought on “Barcelona, Spain Dec 3-6, 2022”

  1. Page's avatar Page December 19, 2022 / 10:38 pm

    I LOVE Barcelona! One of my all time favorite cities in the world! El Barrio Gotigo is just beautiful. I have only been there in the summertime. Looks amazing with Christmas lights.
    I’m a fan of Salvador Dali. Have visited the museum in Figueres as well as the one in Clearwater, Florida.
    Hope all are healthy again.

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