Montserrat

We take the train and then the cable car up to the monastery of Montserrat. We spend a little time in the Basilica admiring its interior and watching the long queue of tourists file past the black Madonna above the alter.
After lighting some candles we leave and Ruby and Colm find a lucky walnut. When they break it open instead of finding a walnut, there is a euro coin inside. They are delighted with this turn of events and suspect a famous YouTubing prankster has set them up. We don’t see anyone matching that description.
We travel further up the mountain by funicular and spend the afternoon on a trail that brings us through spectacular scenery and wobble-inducing heights to see where different ancient holy hermits had lived. It’s easy to see why they chose to live there - so much serenity.Read more