Our last day in Barcelona was really a day trip to Monserrat. This is an old monastery which has the world’s most famous boys choir. We happened to go on a Sunday and fortunately had the opportunity to go to the services.
To get to Monserrat, we had to take an hour long train ride, with our car filled with rowdy teens backpacking through Europe, followed by a 5 minute cable car ride to the top.
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| See the cable car coming? |
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| View from the cable car |
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| another view… |
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| and another view… |
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| Finally to the top! |
Once going in, we had to stand in a line for about half an hour to see the Black Madonna, and to touch her orb.
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| waiting in line |
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| waiting in line |
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| The pipe organ (from the line) |
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| We finally saw her, we both touched the orb, but had to hurry to catch the services |
On the way to the front, Snoopy bought me a candle to light and leave.
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| Services inside the church |
After services, we decided to hike to the highest point and have a picnic of bocadillas.
Once we returned from Monserrat back to Barcelona, we headed back to El Born to visit the Picasso Museum. We had to wait in line, but it was worth it to watch the progression from what Picasso did from a youth to what he did in his last years.
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| A street performer in El Born |
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