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A pictorial extract from: Dispatches from Cataluņa 2002

Gaudi says Howdy - Dispatched April 12th

Antonio Gaudi (1852 - 1926)

150th Anniversary of his birth

Guëll Park, Barcelona

 The gatehouse to Guell Park in Barcelona The market hallway of Guell Park , Barcelona Gaudi's home in Guell Park, Barcelona

The city of Vic

 A wet night in the centre of Vic, Cataluna A Roman tardis materializes in Vic, Cataluna

Chilling in Palma - Dispatched April 20th

Palma de Majorca The Royal Palace in Palma de Majorca An enormous cactus in the garden of the Arab Baths in Palma Palma castle The author at the madonna statue above Palma
The monasteries of Majorca The monastery in late afternoon The gang at the Dining in spartan refectory On the road to the monastery Steve takes a tumble and Jason looks on
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Barcelona ain't bad after all - Dispatched April 25th

The Barcelona Olympics

Gaudi and Garraf

 The Olympic stadiums and Barcelona from the east The house at Garraf between the road and the railway. A peaceful view of the house at Garraf from below the old windmill.
Altafulla

Tarragona

 The hilltop town of Altafulla The cathedral cloister in Tarragona, Cataluna The cathedral across the rooftops An open-air museum under the walls of Tarragona
Montserrat National Park

The monastery

 On the road approaching Montserrat from the west The monastery is very much a going concern The cablecar desends from the monastery and a pilgrim path winds to a shrine The river crossing and town of Castellbell
Barcelona The triumphal arch in the Plaza de Tetuan, Barcelona Plaza d'Espana from the steps of parliament Feeding birds in the zoological gardens, Barcelona Casual chat in the shadow of La Sacrada Familia. Sunlight floods through the towers of La Sacrada Familia