Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Spain

City Hall in La Coruna

This lighthouse is called Hercules Tower. It is the only lighthouse in the world built during the Roman Era that is still in use (although it was updated in the 18th Century).


On top of Hercules Tower



The scary tram in La Coruna. It was hot, crowded, and bumpy. We should have just walked.



Seville, Spain



A plaza in Seville


We went mountain biking and sea kayaking in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Mallorca is a little island in the Mediterranean. It was beautiful!



The cathedral in Palma de Mallorca


Montserrat Monastery in the mountains near Barcelona. We didn't get to see any monks.


Carl made a friend in Montserrat


Park Guell in Barcelona designed by the famous architect Antoni Gaudi. The pink building was Gaudi's home for about 20 years.


Sagrada Familia, the cathedral designed by Gaudi. It is still under construction and has been for 120 years. Sagrada Familia was probably my favorite cathedral that we saw during this trip. Gaudi has a unique style that many people don't like. You can call it very "organic." He used nature as his inspiration. In my opinion, what better way to glorify God than to glorify His creations?

How Come I Can't Keep a Houseplant Alive...

...but a random plant will grow up out of my carpet?Carl recently found this random plant growing behind a chair in the corner of my basement family room. There isn't a whole lot of light in this spot, I don't water my carpet, and hopefully there isn't a whole lot of dirt here so I'm not sure how it survived for so long. Kind of gross, really.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Neglect

My poor blog has been sorely neglected lately and my only excuse is that my life hasn't been conducive to spending a lot of time fighting with Blogger to create a decent post. Maybe I just need a few of my more-talented friends to give me a tutorial on how to use this program without tearing my hair out. Until I have a few hours of spare time (preferably all in one sitting) to post pics from Europe and other adventures, know that I am still alive and have at least thought about my blog during the past month.