We spent much of yesterday at La Sagrada Familia, Anton Gaudi's
masterpiece, show-stopping cathedral, a re-invention of cathedrals yet
still rooted in their cassic form. I was fascinated at how the seeming
randomness is actually rooted in advanced geometric shapes; hyperbolic
rhomboids, or some such name; I have no memory for technical things
and limited internet access, which is just as well since I should be
soaking up sights and not googling gaudi for hours on end anyway.
We left Barcelona this morning at 6 am, riding the early metro with
working girls and early packers like ourselves. The train to Valencia
was beautiful, a coastal smooth ride past orange groves and castles
perched along sweeping tops. Valencia itself is a pretty, renaissance
feeling city with marble sidewalks and brightly painted cupolas. We've
just checked in and are resting up before storming the sites.
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