This morning we toured Barcelona ending up at La Sagrada Familia. What an amazing building that is. We entered from 1 side door where the entire wall was decorated by figures telling the story of the birth of Jesus. Very detailed and busy. The church was to be built from donations by the local people so they have been used as models for the figures in the panorama. Inside was very different, and has not been finished yet. There are columns rising about 100 metres high. About 3/4 of the way up they split into 3 branches, representing trees. At the top there are leaf shapes forming the ceiling. The side windows are stained glass, but the top level will be clear. Apart from the tree effect the inside is quite simple compared to most of the churches we have seen which are full of gold decorations. Once out the opposite side the decoration, depicting the death of Christ, the carving is ultra-modern with flat planes, stylised to give impressions rather than look real. This has been done by a modern artist as Gaudi died many years ago. I felt the contrast between the 2 was too much thereby devaluing both. Later we drove up to Montserrat, the serrated mountains. The views were great, although a bit misty. There is a monestery up there with 80 monks at present. It was built 1000 years ago. Back in Barcelona I went shopping, looking for some ceramic plates which I saw a few days ago, but couldn't buy but no luck. Tonight we are going to see flamenco dancing so click your castanets with us.