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In April of 2016 we visited Barcelona and Dublin. Here are some posts about it.
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On our weekend visit to Dublin, our hosts took us to the Irish countryside to visit some old ruins. One of them was the site of the Priory of St. John The Baptist. We were able to climb around all over the place, including up some winding stairs. In the stairwells there were very narrow windows…
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Scene: four people on a train headed to Howth (Dublin), chit-chitchatting Lorraine: Did we get on the wrong train? I think we just passed Howth. Brendan: Damn, yes it looks like we got on the wrong train. Well we can just go to Malahide Castle instead. Turns to Monica and Rafael, Disappointed. Is this OK? Me: Um. We…
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I suppose I might as well continue with my pinholday pinhole photos. This is the 4th photo from that day that I liked. It has become a habit to make the last roll on my Terrapin* an arms length selfie and I like to grab whoever is with me to play along. In this case…
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Park Guell is another creation of Gaudi. I believe the original intent was for it to be a kind of housing development for wealthy people, but it didn’t work out so it ended up being a public park. They day we went we walked all the way to the top of it and it was…
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I can honestly say that Montserrat is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. And this is saying a lot because I am often impressed by the beauty of a place. But this place was utterly stunning in so many ways. It is the kind of place that has to be experienced to…
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