Montserrat monastery

Today we rode the train to the Montserrat monastery. It’s nestled in the rugged Catalan mountain range.

Built around 1100AD it’s now one of the area’s main tourist attractions… and as much as I love seeing new peoples and places… I’m not especially fond of tourist attractions.

We got to hear a short sampling of the boys choir, walked past the black Madonna and visited with many fine art pieces from Dali, Picasso and many others I didn’t recognize.

It was a beautiful day but we’re also looking forward to a quiet evening!Read more