Monday, May 25, 2009

Barcelona, May 24-25

We are in Barcelona, Spain this week. I am teaching a "Spiritual Formation" class for European Nazarene College. The class is being webcast to students in Madrid, Saracosa, and Manchester, England. There is about 25 students total attending the course.

On our first day of sightseeing in Barcelona we visited the Sagrada Familia church. It is a Goltic church designed by Antonia Guede during the turn of the century. Guede designed several building in the Barcelona area including Casa Mila "La Pedrera" and Casa Batilo. He also built a couple of house in the Guell Park where he lived. We visited the park on Tuesday.

On Monday we saw the following sites: Sagrada Familia; Casa Mila “La Pedrera”; Casa Batilo; Cathedral of Barcelona; Les Rambles; Catalunya Square; Hard Rock CafĂ© for dinner; Bethlehem Church; Royal Square; St. Monica Art Centre; Arch of Triumph.


On Tuesday we visited the Guell Park which includes two house designed by Guell and his house, which is now a Musuem. We visited the park and the museum. We also took a tram up the mountain to visit Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart, a neo-golthic basilica built on top of mount Tibadido.


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