Barcelona!
Hola!
Jamie and I took a short trip to Barcelona! The city is beautiful-- an incredible contrast of old and new, and very design oriented. We stuffed ourselves with cafe con leche and croissants in the mornings, saw as many things as possible, and then gorged on tapas and sangria at night. Two of our favorite things were La Catedral de Barcelona and the Zoo. The Catherdral is huge, and has an enclosed garden which presently has a large nativity scene set up in it. The zoo was also huge-- we spent almost six hours there! It was amazing to be able to get to close to so many different types of animals. Unfortunately, as soon as I began to get the hang of the Catalan and speaking with a Castillan accent, it was time to return to Rome. I'm already thinking about going back!
Buon Natale!
It's Christmas season in Rome! Jamie is visiting me for the holidays. We went to the Vatican on the 18th to see the Nativity scene there, but, this being Italy, it wasn't completed yet! We're going back tomorrow, when hopefully, it will be done.
They did have a Christmas tree up though, and we went into St. Peter's, and climbed to the top. There's also a pic of Jamie in front of the Trevi fountain one night.
December in Rome
It's officially Natale (Christmas) season in Rome. Yesterday was a national holiday, and it's traditional for Italians to decorate their Christmas trees that afternoon. The streets are decorated, but unfortunately, it's been raining non-stop for the past couple of days, so I haven't yet taken any pictures. Here are a couple of me from the past week, and in the previous two posts are collages I've been making. Once again, I've had time to think, to play with ideas, and it's time to buy paper and make some prints!
