Tag Archives: Travel
4T Trail – exploring and painting Portland
The 4T Trail was one of my ventures during a visit to Portland, providing a different way to see Portland. From attending conventions in Portland, I’d already come to admire the city’s progressive transportation system. Using the train (MAX light rail), I traveled from the airport to my hotel and was able to travel by […]
Exploring Barcelona’s art stores
For me, visiting art stores in Barcelona is like visiting jewelry stores with rare and unique offerings. During my stay in Barcelona I was able to visit six different art stores, each with a range of exciting art supplies and especially watercolor offerings. It was a great opportunity to check out the different types of […]
Gamelan Workshop in Barcelona, Spain
One of the many interesting moments during my trip to Barcelona was the opportunity to participate in a Balinese Gamelan workshop. Yes, in Barcelona not in Bali. When looking online for places to visit in Barcelona during my visit with my friend, I discovered the Museu de la Musica with its many historical instruments. The monthly workshop on the […]
La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona
Of Inspiration there is no shortage in Barcelona. As you may have read in previous posts. We spent 2 1/2 hours in the Sagrada Familia cathedral one Monday while in Barcelona. We listened to the audio tape as we toured inside the cathedral. It explained a lot — the giant pillars in the cathedral designed […]
Beautiful Barcelona
I enjoy traveling and exploring. I long admired my father and mother for figuring out the logistics of getting the family of five to explore and travel (relatively peacefully) across Canada and the United States for many summers as we children were growing up. We packed economically into a station wagon and a tent trailer […]
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