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Monastery of Montserrat, Spain

Posted on October 12, 2013 by ZihGarden

Santa Maria de Montserrat Monastery lies about 48 kilometers (30 miles) outside of Barcelona, Spain, and is accessible by train or by road. Trains from Barcelona to Montserrat leave from both the Plaça de Espanya and the Plaça de Catalunya stations. The train ride from Barcelona takes approximately one and Continue Reading →

Travels to Barcelona and Istanbul, Intro

Posted on October 9, 2013 by ZihGarden

We’re just back from some wonderful travels. Our original destination this year was Barcelona, Spain. We’d been there before, and I had actually worked there during the 1992 Olympics, but we were more than willing to go back and spend some more leisurely time than what we’d experienced in the Continue Reading →