Harvey Travel Arts

These are some of the thirteen geese that are always in the courtyard at La Seu Cathedral in Barcelona.  I don't remember learning why they were there when we toured, but according to what I've read online:  the thirteen geese represent the thirteen years of young Santa Eulalia who was persecuted because of her faith.  I am not a Catholic, but she is supposed to be the "patron saint" of Barcelona.  It's a sad but interesting bit of history, and the geese definitely make the Cathedral unique from all of the other historic churches one can visit in Europe.

This is a view of Barcelona that not everyone gets to see.  We were, in effect, dangling above the city in a small glass pod.  It really is fun to ride in these little cars, and we've been in them before at other locations.  Once you get past the "there's nothing between me and the ground but a couple of cables," you're able to relax and enjoy a bird's eye view.  I thought it was fun to see the shadows of the trees as well as the shadow of the bubble that Brian and I were in.  How about it?  Have you or would you get in one of these pods and go "gliding" across the way?

More from the bus in Barcelona this past Thanksgiving.  I know I've been a little lax in updating the blog lately, but I thank you for your patience!  I have plenty of fun photos to share, it is just that I'm getting used to my new routine and am spending time on a new-old project.  I'll share with you all when it is ready, but for now, just sit back with a cup of your favorite beverage and enjoy the scenery!

I'm so excited!  Brian and I went to Barcelona over Thanksgiving.  It was our last major trip while living in Germany (the second time around) and we had a blast that long weekend.  At the same time, our focus was elsewhere; so much so that we didn't upload the photos until today:  February 11th!  I tried looking for them before; even while still in Germany.  Brian said that he thought he had loaded them, but I just wasn't finding them.  I looked for them again last week when I remembered that we didn't have the photos and we finally relocated the memory card they were on and here a couple of of them are, just to get you started.  There was a lot of crazy and fun architecture in that city!  So in honor of that, here's the view of something quirky from the bus we were on.