Serene Spain

Hi everyone,
I forgot to say in our last post that one a few weeks ago we were in Sant Cugat for dinner. The old Monastari is in the center of town there. We walk past it to get the kids ice cream/gelato. That particular night the doors were open. It's the first time I've ever seen the doors open. It was a beautiful clear night with a soft breeze blowing. The kids had their ice cream but we couldn't resist the pull of the light shining from inside. As we got closer to the doors we could hear the voices of a choir singing beautiful choral music. The inside is much like that of Santa Maria de Mar, in the Borne district....high stone ceilings with alcoves dedicated to saints around the side...and stained glass windows at the top interupting with bright bursts of color on the surrounding pale stone. Old worn wooden pews were in lines before the altar...and up on the altar was about 50 people in gowns singing. It was a good night to be in Sant Cugat...a good night to be in Spain. Moments like this make all the craziness worth while.
Much love and hugs,
Bren