The next portion of our journey was to Barcelona.  A very international city that sprawls out across a very large area.  A beautiful town in Catalonia that meets the Mediterranean Sea with a beautiful backdrop of mountains.  It was a little trickier navigating thru this city as it seems to go on forever.  The first day we traversed thru Las Ramblas which is a very upscale shopping area which backs up to the Gothic Quarter.  The quarter is the original center of Barcelona with Roman walls and buildings dating back to 1000.  The history of Spain is amazing as we dont have this history in the US.  On Sunday we booked a trip to go to Montserrat which is the mountains that intertwine with the city.  There is a monastery built into the mountainside which is accesible by funicular.  An amazing place that makes you ponder how in the world they built it without the technology we have today.  We had a treat before going to the monastery, Horseback Riding!  We went to Juans ranch in Montserrat and went on a 3 mile ride by horse.  Lindsey’s horse was Dusty and mine was Cherokee.  An incredible experience as the scenery was amazing!

The last couple days we spent in Barcelona we visited some of Gaudi’s masterpieces.  Starting with Parc Guell which is sort of a whimsical park in North Barcelona.  We saw the Casa Mila with its funky twists and turns.  The last was the most impressive of the all, Sagrada Familia, which is the cathedral of all cathedrals we visited in Europe.  An amazing body of work which is still being finished today.  The last day we were able to go to Montjuic which is the fort that overlooks and once protected the Catalonians from invaders.  The Arc de Triomph which is Spains version, did not signify anything but impressive nonetheless.  I went for a visit to Camp Nou, FC Barcelona’s massive stadium.  Everything we visited was amazing!  Spain is a beautiful country filled with the most friendly and environmentally conscious people.  Makes me wonder why such a smaller country is so far ahead of us in its environmental stance.  All in all, our trip was amazing and I look forward to traveling with my lovely partner to every corner of the Earth.

Bless Up!!!!

Kevin