Yesterday my mom and I made the journey up to Monserrat, which is this beautiful monestary on top of a giant hill about 23 miles outside of Barcelona which is known for the statue of the Black Madonna. I snapped a pic, of course... but I'm getting ahead of myself.
We took the metro from U-quinoa (or U-quay quay depending on how you pronounce it; neither are correct. Or are both correct.....?) and then caught an hour-long train to the tram that brought us up the mountain. And when I say up, I mean definitely a 45° angle at some points. AND WE SAW SNOW!
The real show came from our selfies, I'll be honest.
I call this one "Beauty and the Brightness" because I'm really, really funny.
I guess the cathedral was nothing to sneeze at, either.
We sat in the sun and soaked up some nice vitamin D before grabbing some noms. On the way, we got lots of free cheese samples which are basically my favorite things in the entire world because cheese is the best food and free is the best price.
We also saw THIS incredible view:
I had my (kind of) first siesta on the train while we went back, even though that was basically an accident.
Back in Barcelona, we stumbled across a delicious market and got various hot delicious breads stuffed with things from rice to cheese to spinach. And we indulged one last time in the magic that is chocolate con churros.
We closed out the night by finishing Persuasion and helping some guy edit an application. What a wonderful day indeed.
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