Spain Vacation Day 37 0f 40 - Barcelona

Our last full day in Spain, and we saved one of the best sites for last—Sagrada Familia. 

Sagrada Familia was an amazing surprise. The outside is unique, but in my opinion, rather unattractive, like all Gaudi’s works. But inside is breathtaking—modern and light and perhaps one of the most beautiful man-made spaces I’ve ever seen. I was stunned by the stark beauty.

Spain Vacation Day 26 0f 40 - Cordoba

The Mosque is massive with incredible Moorish architecture and artwork that has been covered over by Christian garbage. In the center is a massive Christian cathedral, all very impressive. It only took just over an hour to visit and see it all. Quite remarkable. I would have loved to have seen it before the Christians raped it with their tacky, unimpressive art.

Spain Vacation Day 24 0f 40 - Granada

This was our last full day in Granada and we though it would be a boring day of just walking around the neighborhoods. Boy were we ever wrong.

There was some sort of festival going on. And like in Ronda, hundreds of women were dressed in 1800’s style dresses and many of the men were on horseback. The had a parade from near the Alhambra to a church across town. There must have been 50 men on horses, hundreds of women in costume, and several horse-drawn carts. All lovely and exciting to watch. They also had house-trailers, about 50 of them, that were pulled by trackers. We followed them all the way to the church.

Spain Vacation Day 23 0f 40 - Granada

I’ve been dreaming about the Alhambra for years. The day has finally arrived. We first went into the old fort, which I found disappointing. The only thing special were the great views of the city.

We next toured the extensive guardens. To be honest, I was not impressed. They were nice but nothing special. 

Last on the list was the palace, which I found remarkable. Fantastic ceilings. Lovely tilework. Breathtaking fountains and carvings. Only problem was there were a million tourists packed into every room. I hate crowds. The palace, however, was worth it. Stunning.