Riu Ter

Running through Girona is the Riu Ter.  We happened to be there on a rather stormy day to catch these images.

El Parque de la Devesa

Los arboles del Parque de la Devesa en Girona

After the Rains

Piles of trash and a general haze 

Admittedly, this may be the ugliest set of pictures I will post (intentionally).  We recently had a week of strong storms in Barcelona that swept away much of the sand at the Barcelona beach.  That wasn't the only problem, though.  We got a glimpse at just how polluted our water is here.  It was disgusting.  I feel like mother nature was trying to purge the ocean of all the garbage we dump into it.  The adjuntamiento has their work cut out for them.

Most of the time, this is a large paved sidewalk.

The water is choppy and murky, but this guy has the right idea. 

Piles of garbage everywhere, I should have turned this into an 'I-Spy' picture.

Sagrat Cor

The church of Sagrat Cor sits at the top of the Mt. Tibidabo.  The views of the city are absolutely amazing.

Basilica on top with the crypt below.

Interior Crypt

Belltower

The top of the basilica

The Dome

A Breathtaking View of the City.

Parque de Atracciones en Tibidabo

The amusement park at the top of Mt. Tibidabo looks really cool and old from up above.  It has an amazing view of the city as well.

Iglesia de los Salesianos

The text below is an exact transcription of the notice at the door of the church:  

It's considered the masterwork of architect Joan Martorell Montells (1833-1906), son of Barcelona and Antoni Gaudi's teacher.  

The church has got a Latin cross ground, with dome and heptagonal apse.  A peculiar trait to this church is that the bell tower located in front and the main entrance is through the base.  The work combines materials from different sources, architectonic language used afterward by Modernism.

The building was built as a monastery for the order "La Visitación de Santa Maria"; in 1878 the nuns moved in, but the church's construction was finished in 1885, on which date it was solemnly consecrated.  

During the events of the "tragic week" of 1909 and, specially, during July 1936 (Spanish civil war) the building suffered great damage, and the nuns abandoned the monastery.

In 1942 the monastery was again occupied when it was acquired by the institute "Maristes Brothers" who attempted (previous reconstruction and remodeling) to convert it into a school.

In 1945 was founded the parish which with time passed to the Saleses' temple, and is still there today.  

The passing of time has deteriorated the structures, which even became worse due to the fire that took place in the 80's which darkened the walls and the arches.  

From 1991 on, the interiors have been properly restored.  It's now time to tackle the consolidation and restoration of the exteriors, so this work, so important to our neighborhood, regains its old splendor.

He Knows You Know

If you look down at the train tracks coming out of Estació de  França, the walls are decorated with brightly colored graffiti.  The passing train seems to have gotten made up as well.