The Barcelona Cathedral in today’s photos is not officially called “the real Barcelona Cathedral”. Continue reading
The Barcelona Cathedral
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A Walk in the Park
On our last day in Barcelona, we had a vague idea that we might check out one or two small museums, so we headed in their general direction after checking out of the hotel. It was a particularly beautiful day weather-wise – the sun was shining, the sky was a bright, clear blue. And we were tempted away from the indoor activities in favor of a Sunday stroll. Continue reading
The Right Department Store
There we are in Barcelona last Wednesday night, tired after a long day of touring a town in the countryside. We come up out of the underground train stop in Barcelona into the Plaça Catalunya, and the fountains in the plaza are illuminated and spectacular to see. All the more so, actually, since we were pretty sure that in the morning the water hadn’t been running in those fountains.
Taking vs Making
So today in my German class I had to give another 10 minute presentation, which I found out about after we got back from Barcelona. That has, necessarily, taken up most of my time the past few days, and so it’s looking like I won’t really be able to dive into all the Barcelona blogging I want to do until this weekend.
Two Ducks in Barcelona
As I scramble to finish my class presentation — that I’m giving tomorrow! — I realized I again today wouldn’t have time for a more complete post about Barcelona. Continue reading
A Sweet Treat for Lent
Yesterday in passing I mentioned the idea that Berliner-style doughnuts pretty much disappear from the bakeries here in Germany — and also in the South Tirol region in Italy — during Lent. They made a brief comeback around St. Joseph’s Day in Bolzano, but otherwise were unaccounted for during Lent.
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El Día del Padre
We’re back from Barcelona, but other commitments today have kept me from even attempting to sort my photos completely, so you’ll need to wait another day or so before the main tales from the journey commence. However, today is Father’s Day in Spain, which is worthy of note. Although we left Barcelona yesterday, luckily for us the traditional sweet for Father’s Day was already on offer over the weekend. So, of course we had to try it. Continue reading
Impossible!
There will be a short break from the blog posts this week, as Chris and I take a little vacation time. But I’ll leave you with a puzzle to ponder in the meantime. Consider this photo: Continue reading
Welcome Surprises
Hard to believe, but 3 weeks have passed since the last test in my German class. So, today was the day of the test for the current 3 week session. Continue reading
When is a pretzel not a pretzel
… when it’s a doughnut.