Gulliver's Travels 12/16/2024

Dale Sievert AKA Gulliver

Gulliver's  Travels
Spain  and  Gibraltar  - October  2024

My cousin and I visited some phenomenal places in Iberia, including Barcelona and Granada in Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar.  The residents of the province of Catalonia, including Barcelona, speak Catalan, similar to Spanish but quite distinct.  Granada, home of the famous fort and palace of the Alhambra, was one of the last enclaves of the Moors, a mix of African Berbers, Arabs, and Spanish who established an Islamic state from 711-1492 A.D.  

The stadium and Calatrava spire for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona

National Museum of the Art of Catalonia

The unfinished La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by Antoni Guadi, constructed from 1882 to the present

La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia

Interior of La Sagrada Familia

Ceiling of La Sagrada Familia

Park Guell, designed by Gaudi and built in 1914

In Park Guell

In Park Guell

In Park Guell

In Park Guell

Casa Mila, or "La Pedrera," by Gaudi, 1906-1912

Roof supports in the attic of Casa Mila

Roof of Casa Mila

Casa Vicens, the first major work of Gaudi, 1883-1885

Casa Batlio, on the right, a Gaudi design begun in 1904

Casa Batlio roof, with decorated ventpipes

A town on Costa Brava on the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona

On famous La Rambla street in Barcelona

Rock of Gibraltar, east side

Rock of Gibraltar, looking east

Rock of Gibraltar, looking west to the highest point at 1398 feet

A cave inside the Rock of Gibraltar

The Alhambra, a Moorish palace and fort in Granada, Spain

The Alhambra

The Alhambra

The Alhambra

The Alhambra

Epilogue

   The Alhambra and the Rock of Gibraltar are two more "must-see" places I had to visit to avoid regrets on my deathbed that I've checked off.  Both intrigued me since being a kid eons ago, so I'm glad they are under my belt.
   
​Next up, my trip to Cameroon in central west Africa in late November and December.