{"id":3828,"date":"2025-10-08T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/?p=3828"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:59:00","slug":"fall-2025-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/fall-2025-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2025 -Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Note on Photos: <br>Click on any image to enlarge it and click again for additional zoom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many reasons, Barcelona is my favorite large city in Spain- the art, the architecture, the vibrancy&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/VID_20251008_162202.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to Barcelona as part of my annual visit to check progress on the construction of the Sagrada Familia cathedral. I have been watching over that project for more than 30 years! So, it has become a pilgrimage for me!<br>The construction has been moving along steadily, and from the exterior it was obvious that the huge, central tower still needs time for completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20251008_135721-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00589-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00619-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00607-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00584-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I said I&#8217;ve been visiting the Sagrada Familia for more than 30 years? What did it look like back then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sagrada Familia in 1993: Clearly an earlier stage of construction!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-1536x977.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-205-2048x1302.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-195-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Just your basic construction site, with materials strewn around, waiting their turn to be put in place!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-197-scaled.jpg 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-1536x977.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/Spain1993-More02-202-2048x1302.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking down towards scaffolding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-670x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-1006x1536.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-1341x2048.jpg 1341w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers094-scaled.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers099-2048x1388.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I was at an earlier stage of construction too! ha ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-641x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-641x1024.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-768x1227.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-961x1536.jpg 961w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-1282x2048.jpg 1282w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers101-scaled.jpg 1602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who is that youngster?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped-1536x1233.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpainKeepers063-Cropped-2048x1644.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Well, these days I may be falling apart, but that shirt and jacket are still going strong!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/fall-2025-tarragona\">Click for The next stop- Tarragona!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00775-1024x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00775-1024x269.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00775-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00775-768x202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00775-1536x404.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00775-2048x539.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Panoramic view of Tarragona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"remoji_bar\"><div class=\"remoji_add_container\" data-remoji-id=\"3828\" data-remoji-type=\"post\"><div class=\"remoji_add_icon\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"remoji_error_bar\" data-remoji-id=\"3828\" data-remoji-type=\"post\" style=\"display: none;\">Error happened.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Note on Photos: Click on any image to enlarge it and click again for additional zoom) For many reasons, Barcelona is my favorite large city in Spain- the art, the architecture, the vibrancy&#8230; I went to Barcelona as part of my annual visit to check progress on the construction of the Sagrada Familia cathedral. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/fall-2025-barcelona\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fall 2025 -Barcelona<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,16,3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts","category-europe","category-spain","category-world"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3828"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3938,"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828\/revisions\/3938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seafog.net\/PeresRamblings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}