Super cool serrated edge of Mont Serrat from the freeway
Stretch of highway where the concrete wall next to the road was completely covered in graffiti and street art.
The clouds around the mountain (Mt Serrat) made the views of the rocks protruding to the sky look super eerie and cool.
Tunnel through the mountain side up to the monastery.
Columns up to the monastery. It was a little chillier than we thought and started sprinkling when we got up there.
Montserrat monastery high up in the mountains.
Monastery. Honestly, how did they get anything up here in the middle ages?
Arches up near the courtyard of the monastery.
Megan found some sweet street kitties and we were all reminded of Mitzi.
So the funicular up to the very top of the mountain was nearly vertical. It was pretty dang freaky to see. Especially when we knew it was raining.
Slightly apprehensive about this whole straight up the mountain on a little rail car thing...
Up at the top of the mountain, you can see the clouds rolling over.
The hike down from the top, back to the monastery with Megan bringing up the rear as usual.
Artsy photo by yours truly
Because "the" was too much to translate. So follow de red line.
Balancing stones next to a cross half way ish down on the hike on Montserrat.
Cool statues lining the hike.
Gate up to the courtyard of the monastery.
Satan's fetus. AKA a little rabbit thing in the little grocery store at Montserrat.
Inside the courtyard of the monastery. Really cool arches and a palm tree or two.
According to dad, the coffins of knight are unique and symbolic to what they did in their lives.
Inner courtyard and front of the church.
Side view of the Black Madonna. Super cool experience in a very reverent setting. It was mostly encased in glass besides one part that stuck out from the glass and people would hold the small ball extended in the Madonna's hand taking a personal moment of prayer and meditation.
After Montserrat, we went to Mont Juic aka mount of the jews in Barcelona. There are a lot of pretty gardens on the mountain and this picture was of a butterfly on one of the plants in the gardens.
Weird flowers stemming up from onion like bulbs.
Pretty little bush.
View from the cable car thing.
Brad and Dad on the cable car thing up to Mont Juic.
Me being a goob on the ride to the top.
Brad on a really cool cannon thing that we stumbled across up at the castle on the top of Montjuic.
Artsy photo by Meggers of a mostly dead thistle in the castle wall.
The castle was pretty impressive. Loved the vines up the side.
There was a really cool draw bridge and door closing system just inside the doorway.
Some of the rooms in the castle were filled with neat little exhibits explaining a little of the history of Barcelona and the castle and these weapons were in one of the rooms.
Cannons lining the entire wall of the castle.
No more photos from today. We tried to find somewhere to eat, a really creepy guy hit on me and I was tired beyond belief. Pretty cool day though overall.
