El Port de la Selva...paradise

Three hours north of Barcelona, we find El Port de la Selva, a quaint & friendly Catalonian fishing town. The temperatures finally cool and the ocean breeze welcomes us with open arms. Ahhhhhh...

I share a crepe filled with fig and goat cheese with a little boy who admired it. The sun shone warmed me (as did the little guy) and the ocean waves lapped with a joyous tide. 

The view from our patio 

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Sea glass treasures 

Our beloved place for five glorious days 

The crystal, pure Mediterranean Sea 

Barcelona & Picasso

The romantic, artistic, classic town of Barcelona, complete with sangria, shopping,  paella, and PICASSO! To witness authentic masterpieces from the great Picasso is simply breathtaking. Beauty, brilliance, and reflections of a time of change. 

Original sketches???? Squeal!

Casa Mila: The House of Gaudi

A midnight show atop Casa Mila, the long-ago home of Gaudi. Once again, revolutionary in thought and design and all-inspired by the natural world.

Casa Mila constructed with no straight edges--modeled after the curves of nature. The first structure as well to include a parking structure inside the building for carriages. 

Parametric Model: By placing a mirror on the bottom of a model, Gaudi could observe the accuracy of gravity pulling on the chains to create the perfect curve.  

Atop the roof, a light show and film projected on the unusual curved structures--one that tells the story of LIFE from the beginning of time to now. 

La Sagrada Familia--Molded in the Natural World

La Sagrada Familia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a cathedral designed and molded by the eclectic architect of the 19th-20th century, Antoni Gaudi. The structures, inspired to symbolize his devotion to God through nature.

 The columns reach high, sculpted as trees and flowers and highlighted by colors of the natureal world.