Memoirs: Spain (part II)

i feel a little lonely-- my family is gone to Ohio. on other news...

we explored Barcelona. never had i seen such beautiful works of art as buildings. Gaudi is indeed a genius! he had deep sensibility not only to a city scape, but able to express himself through a building! amazing! his deep beliefs, his perception of nature *sighs in deep emotion* a frozen ocean, a warrior saint, and an immense church, with meticulous sculptural detail.... then night falls, and we stroll around "las ramblas". first we got lost in an middle eastern neighborhood, but we found our way to the ramblas. a man stood still in the middle of the crowd, sunglasses on, in the middle of the commotion. i watched... was he asleep? waiting for something or someone? we walked closer and closer, and i watched him still.... until he jumped at us and scared the everything out of my whole family, only to end in joint laugher from everyone.... we made our way to the mediterranean ocean on a still summer night. perfect weather, and my dream of exploring my European roots coming true before my awed eyes.....