DATELINE: MADRID: Today is the last day of our 3 week journey. I'll probably still be blogging about it for days after I get home because there are so many pictures to share. I think we'll head over to the Museo de Prado today and get a dose of Spanish artists.
Yesterday we took the "Hop On-Hop Off" bus (note: best way to see ANY major city) to tour Madrid...OMG, what a city. But...I'll be saving that for a later blog...right now we need to finish Barcelona....
especially GAUDI !!!
The Sagrada Familia
Gaudí devoted his last years to this project and at the time of his death in 1926 (from an accident), less than a quarter of the project was complete.
It is ginormous !
I have been to the Vatican in Rome but I have to tell you..I have NEVER seen anything like this church IN MY LIFE !!!
Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly as it relied on private donations (& still does) and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War—only to resume intermittent progress in the 1950s. Construction passed the mid-point in 2010 with some of the project's greatest challenges remaining and an anticipated completion date of 2026—the centennial of Gaudí's death.
The main nave was covered and an organ installed in mid-2010, allowing the still unfinished building to be used for religious services
"Give us this day our daily bread" in a multitude of languages
I Looooove Barcelona
Christopher Columbus
Well...hope you've enjoyed this very brief tour...we are out the door of our very fabulous hotel for another fun day with beautiful (for me that means no humidity !!) warm day
XXXOOO
I wonder how you got so good. This is really a fascinating blog, lots of stuff that I can get into. One thing I just want to say is that your Blog is so perfect!
Posted by: Barcelona Apartamentos | March 08, 2012 at 03:57 AM
Thank you! Thank you! I saw La Sagrada Familia about 50-years ago so it was wonderful to see inside etc.
Posted by: Lizbeth | September 03, 2011 at 01:13 PM
THANKYOU so much for sharing your photos, I almost feel like I've been on holiday myself.
Posted by: Rocky | September 03, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Have I said how much I enjoy seeing your photos? Not often enough. I was in Barcelona over 25 years ago. The changes toThe Sagrada Familia are amazing to see. I have never seen a building like it.
We just came back from Italy and had a 5 hour stop over at the airport in Madrid. I wish we could have gotten out to see the city, but with security being the way it is it would have been too much of a hassle.
Can't wait to see more photos.
Posted by: Nancy | September 03, 2011 at 07:00 AM
I've really enjoyed my fabulous "virtual" vacation and wish you and the Lenster a safe journey home tomorrow.
Kathyk
Posted by: Kathyk | September 03, 2011 at 06:49 AM
Such fabulous photo - I knew I would enjoy seeing Barcelona through your eyes! I am not very well travelled but I have had a very short visit to Barcelona and it left such an impression on me - thank you for sharing some of your many many photos.
Posted by: helen | September 03, 2011 at 05:57 AM