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SPAIN

Sundancer 2000...

Barcelona ~ Salou ~ Madrid ~ Valencia...May, 2009

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OK, WHO IS THE BULL...???

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Gaudi architecture

Barcelona is well known for it's very unusual architecture all over the city.

 

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A day trip up in the mountains to Montserrat Monastery was very interesting.  We saw the Black Virgin statue in the chapel.  The famous boys choir of Montserrat sang for us.  We took a tram ride down the mountain and had a very nice day.

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Carved statues at Montserrat Monastery

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Hard Rock Cafe - Barcelona...Cadillac hanging from ceiling.

How many Hard Rock Cafes can we visit?
 
 
 
 
As you stroll along La Rambla there are street artists everywhere.  Many of them appear to be statues, but when Kathy got close to the one above to take a photo, he closed his wings around her and she screamed not expecting him to move.  Pretty cool.
 
 
 

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The Black Virgin in the Chapel at Montserrat

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More beautifully carved statues at Montserrat

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Hot air ballooning over Catalunya countryside

 
 
We traveled to Madrid...

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PLAZA DE TOROS

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This is typical the day after a bullfight...for the bulls at least.

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Up, up and away...

What a real treat hot air ballooning over Catalunya, Spain on Mother's Day - 2009.  It was a very nice day.  At the end of our trip, the guides landed, popped open champagne and toasted ham & cheese sandwiches on the hot air balloon blower.  That was really really cool...
 
 
 
 
 
We went to a bullfight in Madrid, but left early because it is so cruel.  It would be a fair fight if it was one bull and one matador, but they stab the bull several times and run him down, then the "Big Dog" matador comes out and finishes him off like a hero.  This is just not right.

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When in Spain, you should go to a bullfight...NOT REALLY...we did not enjoy & left early.

We went to Barcelona, Spain for a dance competiton...imagine that! 
 
The dance competition was in Salou on the Mediterranean Sea - nice coastal town.
 
And we stayed for vacation...of course!!!

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