This is the Cathedral of Barcelona. There has been a place of worship on this site since 325AD. Having been twice destroyed the current Cathedral was started on May 1 1298. We also visited Santa Maria De Mar. The original building on that site had been built around 303AD and the current church was built by King Peter III from 1319-1387. Barcelona is a beautiful city and the people are very friendly. We went to the museum's of Salvador Dali and Picasso. I did not know both men had lived in Barcelona a major part of their lives.
Also two men by the names of Guell and Gaudi played a major roll in the architectural design of the city. Gaudi was strongly influenced by nature. I don't believe he ever designed anything with a straight line. The city was amazing to visit but the real entertainment was a annual festival that started in the 1600. No little bleep I can put on this blog can explain all we saw and what fun we had. It was really a great birthday weekend.
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