Going Goth

Throughout the semester, we continue to have group activities, etc. all centered around one theme - Spanish art. The first installment of the proseminario was Roman art - hence the trip to the Pyrenees. Over the course of the last week, we explored chapter 2: Gothic Art.


On Wednesday we checked out the Museu Maritim, where we looked at boats from centuries past. Especially of note were the maps - it was funny to look at these beautiful, ancient maps and see a country other than the US occupying the central focus.

On Friday we took another walking tour of the city, sticking to the oldest part of Barcelona, which is known as the barrio gotico (Gothic neighborhood). I apologize for the lack of visuals, and recommend Wikipedia-ing "Santa Maria del Mar" or "El Seu."

Saturday we boarded another CASBús for a day trip around the area. First stop was the Monasterio de Santa Creus in Tarragona, a beautifully maintained building with pretty grounds and gardens.

Then we headed to Montblanc, another nearby city which has still maintained its outer walls, centuries later. After some brief exploring, we sat down for a serious lunch, which turned out to be the main activity of the day (unsurprisingly). We had given our orders on the bus ride at 9 am, so we´d been thinking about food the whole time anyway. It did not disappoint.

After lunch we explored more of the town before reboarding the bus and headed back to Barcelona.

I was going to make pictures in Paint to accompany my travel tales, but perhaps I´ll just hold off for now on the accompanying images.