Of Doors & Towers Before we get to today’s specifics, I must correct my terminology regarding this Roman Catholic church, UNESCO World Heritage Site and mega tourist attraction in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, la Sagrada Família. It is not a cathedral, as I have called it throughout my reports. A cathedral is a bishop’s seat [church], […]
Read more "La Sagrada Família, part 3"Basílica de la Sagrada Família, interior aspects. Entering this vast space is mind boggling. And since it is pretty much impossible to take pictures anywhere approaching the quality of the images readily available in books or online while walking around in a daze, gawking at this amazing edifice with a few thousand fellow tourists milling […]
Read more "La Sagrada Família, part 2"The most famous construction site in the world. Cramped into an intersection of busy roads, dwarfed by cranes, wrapped in protective skins, engulfed by traffic noise, children’s squeals, honking mopeds and an undulating sea of humanity from all corners of the globe. This is what you see when you first emerge from the Metra. An […]
Read more "La Sagrada Família, part 1"Our Barcelona exchange home for the next two weeks is located in the La Ribera neighborhood which flows into El Born and Barri Gòtic, the oldest of the traditional Barcelona barrios. We are smack in the middle of a whole lot of hustle and bustle! Come along, entrada! A neighborhood street with neighborhood shops. The […]
Read more "Barcelona, a walk"The other day we, my Houston Cousin and I undertook an excursion to Chappell Hill, Texas, to visit with her close friend the ceramic artist and painter Ruth Wilson. The three of us then headed over to the neighboring town for lunch at the historic Ant Street Inn in Brenham, Washington County, the birthplace of […]
Read more "Brenham w/o Ice Cream"A beautiful afternoon, overflowing with autumnal sunshine and culminating in a mild evening with a 97% full moon, gave way to a cloudy sky on Monday. Monday’s 99% full moon should have progressed to a smashingly stunning proper Full Moon on Tuesday night, but the weather gods decided to give us rain instead. Or, as my British […]
Read more "Moon over the Arch"I suddenly felt like posting a few mostly blue photos from our recent trip to Chicago. Since it’s already well past midnight, I won’t futz around much and just pull them in here without comment and in random order, let the blues sound as it may. Good night, friends, have a great week!
Read more "Quick & Dirty Chicago Blues"Fall moved in overnight, autumn took charge without preamble, so …. …. we had to search for protective cover and covering in the Contemporary Art Museum and found this feather coat reminiscent of a full-length Skrälinger shirt. I have to tell you about those sometime. But for that amazing Nordic Saga we need more than […]
Read more "It’s Blowin’ !"We’re currently doing a home exchange with a family in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The available internet or WiFi or WLan isn’t especially available, unfortunately, so I’ve to beg your patience till I get back home, before I can post about all those amazing sights and sites from my beloved City of Winds. Meanwhile, just a few […]
Read more "Chi Town Teaser"Starting today, I am moving forward and refocusing on pura vida with a first plunge into the lap pool this year! The water is still a little murky, granted, but in those high-end spas people pay top dollar for algae packs and assorted nonsense. I figure a few greenish clouds won’t do me any harm. Thank […]
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NOT IN A STRAIGHT LINE by Photolera Claudinha 