Part 2 of Our Trip - Cruise

The rest of the trip was a Mediterranean cruise. Life is rough but we thought we would give it a go.  

The first stop Florence...Duomo

Florence is such a charming city. Everywhere you looked you could snap a pic and never feel that you have captured the entire essence of Florence. It is so pretty. I feel like I need to paint, paint it all, all the time. If only I could paint...

The best part about Florence was that we've been there before, in 2008. I love that we have a pic of us at the exact same spot on Ponte Vecchio 5 years later. Lots of changes since 2008, namely the little one in my belly and the little one we left at home. Crazy!!!

Portofino...

Breathtaking sights and delicious food. The kind of place you want to sit at a cafe, eat, drink and watch the world go by. And so we did...bottom left patio in the pic (we sat right next to that on the left).

Some overachiever docked their little yacht in this marina. You may have trouble seeing it...

Seriously...I can't look at this without NEEDING it.

Nice, France...

It was a very rainy, very quick visit so I don't have much to comment on. It's beauty can not be denied. I hope to visit again one day for longer.

That concludes the world travel posts for now.

Peace & Love

Barcelona

Here are some of the pics I snapped of our trip. It's always at times like these I find myself wishing I was a trained, professional photographer, in hopes of perfectly capturing the new experiences. I find it so difficult to accurately represent the architecture, culture and atmosphere of the places we visit. These pictures do not do this trip justice. They are way too, 2-dimensional. It's always different when you are there and the culture surrounds you, with its smells, sites, people.

Sagrada Família

This church was designed by Antoni Gaudi and is still under construction according to his original plans. Its estimated date of completion is 2025.

Gaudi also designed these 2 apartment buildings in Barcelona. After visting them we learned that he gets his inspiration from things in nature, bones, skulls, trees, etc.

Las Ramblas

The loft apartment we stayed in.

By far the best meal we had in Barcelona. Delish!!!

This tiny plate of Iberian ham was 19 Euros (it's about 200 grams of meat). It tasted that expensive.

Tibidabo

It was a super cloudy day, the day we visited the church. I know it looks like fog but we are actually high enough to be in the clouds.

There is a really old amusement park still up and running next to the church.

Coolest looking ride ever!!!

This Cathedral was in the Gothic Quarter.

This type of mosaic design is very common to see on buildings throughout the city. This was by far one of the prettiest.

My father-in-law rockin' my red scarf.

Park Güell

And last but not least, my IG pics from Barcelona. Food, shopping and a bump. Pretty much sums up the whole trip for me.

Very grateful...Happy Monday!!!