Sunday, October 14, 2018

Day 15 - Barcelona pt2


What do you do when the ship is kicking 2500 people off and there's nothing to do until it sets sail again? You get off the ship and explore. I had heard of this monistary far in the mountains so I figured, why not check it out.

Train ride to the mountain
Starting to come to light

And we're here. Montserrat.

This use to be a medieval monastery
Not bad considered it dates back to 1025
Monks still live here
They later made a 'throne room' to hold the most valuable artifact around
The Black Madonna, from Jerusalem, believed to be made at the time of Judaism 
The views are quite stunning from the top
The peaks are also beautiful, this on the back side of the assent
Super fast trip, 5 hours. Time to begin phase 2


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