Once we noticed these, we became fixated on the incredibly detailed and cryptic iconography on them.
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Including some photos and video from Spain. All together it’s 20 minutes worth of never-before-seen material!
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A few shots.
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An experience, and an amazing dinner.
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If I could describe the inside of La Sagrada Familia with one word…
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A vast, wide have, and perhaps the widest rose window anywhere. And a tragic history.
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There has been a citadel or lookout at the top of Montjuic for over a thousand years. Now, it’s the home of tourist attractions — the museum of catalan art, the Miro foundation, the 1992 Olympics site, and the castle. We approached from the Placa de Espana, which was kind of an error. It looks…
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After decades of visiting The Cloisters museum in New York, I was surprised I’d never seen one “In the wild,” as it were.
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Maybe eight miles of walking there and back, but wondrous.
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I have more photos than I know what to do with, so let’s take this slowly. Some things in this world, nothing really prepares you for their insane awesomeness. Like Yosemite Valley, or driving down the steeper hills of San Francisco. Or the mind-bending hallucinatory creative spiritual genius of La Sagrada Familia. Every picture tells…
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Our first evening, the ancient Cathedral is just a few blocks from where we’re staying. The façade is a late — very late, for an edifice that has its roots in Roman times — addition from the late 19th century. Inside, it is simply vast. Much of the light in the front of the church…
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