Category: Spain
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107 | Architecture :: Barcelona, Spain, 2011
La Sagrada Familia brings a completely different kind of wow, especially when you walk in having read no tourist guides and with zero expectations. Catalonia’s favorite architect, Antoni Gaudi, took over the church’s design in 1883, and at the time of his death in 1926, it was still less than a quarter done. His plans…
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089 ｜ Dolls :: Toledo, Spain, 2009
When I saw Toledo from the bus window, I was completely blown away by its location, sitting on a mountaintop, surrounded by a river on three sides. The town was the first small European city I’ve been to, and I loved getting lost among its narrow cobblestone streets. Even all the tourist shops had their…
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011 | Night :: Barcelona, Spain, 2010
What’s not to love about Barcelona? If you like art there’s the Picasso Museum, if you like architecture you can spend all day chasing after Gaudi,if you like sports then you wouldn’t want to miss a chance to visit Camp Nou, and if you want the touristy experience Las Ramblas is the where you should…
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Rant
Things the Madrid airport made me appreciate: Free airport wifi that works for more than 15 min Screens that show departure information for the next few hours, not just one hour Especially when some gates take 30 minutes and a train to get to Restaurant staff in the international terminal who speak English Or restaurant…