Long Time No Post...eep!

Hey all,

So so SO sorry I haven't posted (it's been 15 days according to Emily M) which is way too long! There wasn't too much to post about before but now there's a cornicopia of tellings to impart onto all my readers!!!! annnd awayyyy we gooooooo!

Sooo last weekend we went to Montserrat which has to be one of the most beautiful places in all of Spain. We took a train up the mountain to where there are hundreds of spectacular rock formations which have been widdled away by the rain over the years. They all have names and look like different shapes: one's an elephant, another a giant, etc. etc. The mountain is home to the Virgen of Montserrat who was apparently discovered in a cave on the mountain and is now the protector of the mountain. A monastery was built on top of the mountain and still exists today, although you can't visit because it's against monastic law.

After a bit of a setback, we took a tour of the beautiful church and saw a short exhibit on how the monks live their lives on Montserrat. There's a school up there as well where young boys (yes I know it sounds creepy but it's not I promise) go to learn different types of music, most particularly singing. Each day they sing the song of the Virgen of Montserrat to the congregation and it's apparently very beautiful although we weren't lucky enough to hear it.

The tour was really beautiful and the only thing that could have made it better was...um, duh, FOOD. We went to this restaurant overlooking the valley and had a spectacular meal which was a fantastic end to the day. Then we walked back and saw our train arriving and had to try and run on full stomachs to try and catch it...needless to say we failed haha.

We took another train halfway down and then walked to another trainstation and then switched to another train and...ugh it was a long long way home, but we finally made it and it was definitely worth it!!! I had a fantastic time and will definitely be taking the padres back!

Coming up next, BRUGGE (aka paradise.)

love you all!