Well. I know -- don't kill me -- it has been forever. It has felt kind of nice not blogging incessantly about my travels and random thoughts/musings (while they may amuse me they, likely, don't amuse anyone else). What is there to say? Barcelona is the greatest and keeps getting greater. I have a relatively hectic travel schedule the next few weeks (on weekends of course, during the week is serious business!).
Whats the best part about settling down in one place? Well, for one, I am not carrying my entire life upon my shoulders, across countries, and through crowded train stations. Instead, I can leave my things in my beautiful and amazing home-stay in beautiful Barcelona -- close to Parc Guell and the mountains. Yes, I love it here. My familia is amazing, the culture is amazing, the coffee is amazing. Actually, come to think of it, everything is amazing here.
Though I am living in Barcelona, it is always necessary to go out and venture to see what is around Barca. And one of the most amazing sights so far was none other than Montserrat. Built on jagged cliffs high in the mountains, Montserrat -- serrated mountain in Catalan -- is one of the most surreal places I have ever visited. Its about an hour outside of the city by train. Once you arrive, you must take a cable car (or for those with uneasy digestive tracts of any sort -- a funicular railroad) up the steep slopes to the top. Today, we (myself and Ashley) were treated with ascending to the monastery in a thick fog. It made for some interesting pictures to say the least.
We got to the top and were shrouded in Mist/Fog. Though as we walked across the tiny "town" it began to clear. We approached an overlook and the quick moving fog began to burn off, climb the mountain, and slide to the leeward side.
We started to walk down this beautiful pathway, completely surrounded by Mist. Even the spiderwebs glistened with the fresh misting.
The pictures really do it no justice, so although I took too many (and Ashley took about three times as many as I did), I can't make it seem as vivid as it was when I was there. Simply put -- if you haven't been: go! If you have been you probably know that you have to go again.
Yes. I am serious. please go.
Next weekend, Ashley and I are off to Figueres and Girona to take pictures, travel, and view the art of Salvador Dali. My mustached friend. That is all for now.
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