Due to technical problems with our internet connection at home today, my planned post about Gaudí has been delayed. Instead, I can offer a panorama I took the other day of Tübingen, which I was saving for a rainy day (so to speak). It actually is a rainy day today, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the internet problems we’re having.
Today’s the day we begin our look at the work of Gaudí, the artist and architect whose work is currently the biggest tourist attraction in Barcelona. Continue reading
Today and Monday are both holidays here in Germany. I forgot to mention yesterday that I wouldn’t be blogging, so today let’s jump back from Barcelona for a quick look as some Easter Colors in Tübingen.
So we were on the tour bus in Barcelona, passing by all kinds of interesting buildings. And suddenly I spot a church that seems to have 2 sundials on its bell tower. Chris was not looking in the same direction, and so when we hopped off the bus at the next stop to find something to eat, I suggested that after lunch we retrace the path of the bus and find those 2 sundials.
As I mentioned yesterday, we decided to take the Barcelona Bus Touristic double-decker tourist bus. It was the hop-on, hop-off kind, where you get a set of headphones, and get on and off to explore a site, before getting back on to continue along the route. Continue reading
We took one of the “Hop-on, Hop-off” tourist buses in Barcelona. We don’t usually do that when we explore a new city, but this time around, it seemed like the perfect way to see a lot of the city in a short time. Continue reading
As promised on Friday, today we’re taking a trip back in time to Roman Barcelona. Continue reading
So, this morning we had the test for the last of “B1” sequence of (4) courses, and I’m amazed to report that I got an A-. Whoohoo! Let’s just say that I got lucky with some of my guesses, since it turned out that things that were on the test I didn’t study, and other things I studied weren’t on the test. Continue reading
Today is just a quick post, as another 3 weeks have passed since my last German test, and therefore we have another test tomorrow.
For me, the Barcelona Cathedral was a bit different from other Gothic Cathedrals we’ve seen over the years, mainly because the huge wooden choir seats area is smack in the middle of the main part of the church, obstructing the view of the altar if you’re standing in an aisle on either side of the choir.
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