The Sagrada Familia, a church designed a hundred years ago by Antoni Gaudi, is still being built. Read our blog post for what to look for inside and outside the basilica, importance of nature, and symbolism of Gaudi’s designs.
Read more…Tips for Barcelona
Tips for Barcelona – Reserved timed tickets, visiting the Sagrada Familia, getting around the city, cable cars and funicular to Montjuic Park, understanding blue street signs, covered markets, fun places to stay.
Read more…Barcelona Dragons: Old and new
Gaudi’s captivating mosaic dragon in Parc Guell is just one of many dragons kids will see on a visit to Barcelona. Some tips to identify dragons and heroes (Archangel Michael, Saint George, Wilfred the Hairy), and where to see them in the city.
Read more…Yosemite Tuolumne Meadows: Explore the High Sierra
Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite is a family favorite for generations. It is among the most spectacular scenery on earth – turquoise lakes, sparkling creeks flowing through meadows, mountain peaks rising into the sky, but is also very accessible with kids, and never as crowded as Yosemite Valley.
Read more…Sonoma Sugarloaf Ridge SP: Wildflowers after the wildfires
Last fall, fires swept through Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Sonoma Valley. But after the wildfires come the wildflowers. On a weekend in April, we had a picnic and hike in the state park – the hills were covered with colorful wildflowers and lush green grasses.
Read more…National Parks in U.S. Cities
US national parks aren’t only the “great outdoors.” In cities are also historical parks, monuments, recreation areas, with museums, forts, historic ships, hiking trails, islands, swamps, ancient petroglyphs, saguaro cactus and magnificent coast redwoods.
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