These are some of the pictures Essie took on her trip to Spain with her friend Margaret
OCTOBER 2025
Columbus Monument (Mirador de Colom) in Barcelona, Spain. The monument is located at the lower end of La Rambla, near the city’s old harbor.Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya, which is the seat of the Catalan government, located in the Plaça de Sant Jaume in Barcelona, SpainBlue stained-glass window inside the Sagrada Família, a large unfinished Roman Catholic minor basilica in Barcelona, Spain. The stained-glass windows are a prominent feature, designed by artist Joan Vila-Grau.Margaret and Essie in front of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.Margaret with an espresso.
Pasaje de la Paz, an alleyway in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, Spain.Sagrada Família, a large unfinished Roman Catholic minor basilica in Barcelona, Spain.Red stained-glass window at Sagrada FamíliaHivernacle (Greenhouse) in Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Spain. The building was designed by Josep Amargós i Samaranch and was built between 1883 and 1887 for the 1888 Universal Exposition.Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located on the Montserrat mountain.
The Gran Teatre del Liceu, an opera house located on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain. The cypress tree on the Nativity Facade of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. The Sagrada Familia is a large, unfinished Roman Catholic minor basilica designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.Inside the Basílica de la Sagrada FamíliaAt the Sant Josep Oriol square in the antique centre of Barcelona we find the famous ancient cutlery shop of Josep Roca among other spots of historic and cultural interest.Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey Benedictine monastery
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri and the Church of Saint Philip Neri in Barcelona, SpainMargaret and Essie in front of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.Nativity Tower Staircase RoundThe “Moon, Sun, and one Star” sculpture by Joan Miró. It is located at the Fundació Joan Miró (Joan Miró Foundation) in Barcelona, Spain.Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located on the mountain of Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain.
