Tag Archives: spain

The Weekly Photo: La Sagrada Familia

February 20, 2011 – 12:22 pm

Building a Masterpiece- La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain

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The Saturday City: Madrid

July 31, 2010 – 2:06 pm

Last year, I went to Madrid during my summer European tour. Unfortunately, my visit coincided with a bad cold and I spent most of my time bed ridden. My week in Madrid – that my week I was supposed to be spent exploring one of the greatest cities in Europe – was instead more like [...]

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Riding the Rails in Europe

November 13, 2009 – 2:37 pm

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Europe was all the train travel I did. Using my Eurail pass, I rode through the continent’s amazing countryside. In the past, I had done some limited train travel but, usually my travel plans are always random, so I typically jet set around Europe on cheap [...]

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Gaudi’s Barcelona

October 5, 2009 – 2:52 pm

Everywhere you go in Barcelona, you’ll see his influence and his buildings. Antoni Gaudi is to Barcelona as Frank Lloyd Wright is to Chicago. Gaudi is Barcelona’s most famous architect- not only because of his tragic death getting killed by a tram, but also because of his unique style, use of nature, and catalog of [...]

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The Saturday City: Barcelona

September 19, 2009 – 3:39 pm

This wasn’t my first time in Barcelona. During my first trip around the world, I came here after deciding Amsterdam was getting too cold. I heard only good things about the city, and with cheap flights to there, it seemed like the best place to go. I was only there for three days but I [...]

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