Thursday, June 12, 2008

June 12 of 12 v3.0

I took 12 pictures...I'm just so exhausted I can't post them...

Sunday, June 08, 2008

347 - Initials

At the iron gate of La Sagrada Familia...

347 - Initials

117 - Mountain

The Pyrenees Mountains...

117 - Mountain

146 - Quirky

If you've ever been to La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, you've seen the quirkiness of its various facades. There is a Christmas tree carved in the top of it...I'd say that is pretty darn quirky.

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

176 - Pattern

At the Santa Maria de Ripoll Monastery in Ripoll. This pattern bordered the tomb of Bibse Josep Morgaes i Gili.

176 - Pattern

280 - Picnic

We went to the grocery store before leaving Foix for a picnic lunch. We decided to stop in Merens les Vales for a creekside picnic.

280 - Picnic

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

161 - Sky

It just doesn't get any better than this on vacation...

161 - Sky

171 - Cheese

Brie and a fresh baguette became a staple of my European diet. There was simply nothing like it. Yum-mo!

171 - Cheese

100 - Carved

The intricate carvings of La Sagrada Familia...really amazing stuff!

100 - Carved

284 - Glass

The stained glass of La Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain.

284 - Glass

31 - Boat

The Barcelona marina....just full of boats!

31 - Boat

143 - Birds

The pigeons of the Barcelona harbor.

143 - Birds

223 - Reflection

This was one of my favorite pictures I took. I just love how the moonlight reflects off of the Med...

223 - Reflection

287 - Medicine

Una Farmacia in Sitges, Spain... I just love how they make the pharmacy sexy with the neon flashing lights!

287 - Medicine

169 - Music

E's Nano on the beach in Sitges, Spain.

169 - Music

135 - Surf

My first steps into the Mediterranean Ocean....

135 - Surf

242 - Museum

The Museu Romatic in Sitges, Spain.

242 - Museum

62 - Exotic

On my trip to Spain, we stayed in Sitges, a lovely beach community about 40 minutes south of Barcelona. It was such a beautiful town.

62 - Exotic

354 - Beach

The lovely taupe sand beach of Sitges, Spain.

354 - Beach

121 - Alcohol

The best Sangria I drank while on vacation courtesy of Los Vikings in Sitges, Spain.

121 - Alcohol

265 - Faith

The pew at Santa Maria de Ripoll Monastery in Ripoll, Spain.

265 - Faith

312 - Grafitti

Yes, they even have graffiti in the Pyrenees Mountains....

312 - Grafitti

204 - Cow

A French cow!

204 - Cow

99 - Climbing

In Andorra la Vella, we parked little Pepito and began our hike up the mountain. This is just one of many views of the town below...

99 - Climbing

175 - Crowd

The crowd of people at the Eiffel Tower...

175 - Crowd

348 - Distorted

The distortions of an Andorran tunnel...

348 - Distorted

295 - Pastry

I don't know if there is anything better than a fresh French pastry?!?

295 - Pastry

84 - Cafe

The cafe in Foix where the nice barrista (do they call them that over there too?!?) pointed out that the window on our Peugeot 107 was open.

84 - Cafe

119 - Map

Jacqui and Heidi looking at the map to find a way out of France. We just didn't care for it....so we headed on down to Andorra where it was devine!

119 - Map

220 - Bridge

A bridge in Toulouse, France.

220 - Bridge

301 - Church

Aside from the Vatican, I don't know if there is a more iconic church than that of Notre Dame.

301 - Church

351 - Cross

What better way to embody this particular theme than the Cross of Jesus Christ in Notre Dame.

351 - Cross

168 - Archway

The archways of Notre Dame in Paris, France. What an amazing sight!

168 - Archway

Monday, May 12, 2008

May 12 of 12 v3.0

It is that time of the month again! It's time for 12 of 12 as conceived by Chad Darnell. You can check out his site for the rules and lots of other 12 of 12'ers.

So, on to my day....

Early....very early. I turned over and saw that it was the 12th, so I took a picture!
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I did not want to get out of bed...
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I bought some new make-up this weekend....Bare Minerals. So far, I'm liking it.
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I think Twix may be my new favorite candy bar....I just love me some caramel.
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The fired trooper and his wife, whose case we took to arbitration last week, sent me flowers to thank me for all my help and effort.
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The view of my desk that needs to be cleared by Wednesday....
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Driving home!
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Dinner! California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Pizza....YUMMO!
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Travel books that I want to return/exchange. I never went to New York and my France trip has turned into a Spain trip, so I want to exchange them for books on Spain and what to do in Barcelona and Madrid.
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My needs to be packed into the suitcase pile on my daybed...just waiting to pack a little closer to Thursday.
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Barnes & Noble...the site of the aforementioned desire to exchange.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

72 - Dandelion

Springtime is the season to see yards full of these pesky little yellow flowers...

72 - Dandelion

Monday, April 21, 2008

36 - Clouds

How the clouds view us flying through the air...

36 - Clouds

327 - Flight

On the way to visit my nieces and nephew in Manhattan, KS. I was sitting in the next to the last row on my Northwest flight to Detroit, Michigan.

327 - Flight

38 - Great Heights

Taken on the descent into Minneapolis, Minnesota.

38 - Great Heights