Barcelona, part 1

 I'm not someone that has a "bucket list" but I do have a few places that I have always wanted to visit, and Barcelona is one of them.  So I finally got to go while I was in Spain.  Our first stop was "La Sagrada Familia" cathedral.  This cathedral has apparently been under construction for a hundred years and is still not done.   The architect, Antoni Gaudi, worked on this cathedral for 40 years and after he died, others took over and have continued to work on it.  You can see some of the scaffolding and a crane in these pictures. 

We entered on this side of the building....

Inside is supposed to resemble trees because Gaudi liked to bring nature into his work. 

On the other side of the building, these sculptures were carved into the side. 

I loved the expression on their faces

Christmas 2021, part 2

 After Christmas, I took my niece to the city to visit the American Girl Doll store.  When we drove by, she said, "It's better than I even imagined."  Here she is with her doll in front of the display.  

We met up with some friends and their daughter, who also has a doll.  Here they are in a cute car that is in the "Julie" section of the store.  

And posing in front of the Christmas tree.

One of the things you can do here is get your doll's hair done.  (yes, really)

She was happy with how it came out. 

The store is across the street from Rockefeller Center, so we stopped by to see the tree, too. 

Christmas 2021

 Just a few pictures from Christmas this year.  

Before I went to NJ, I got tested for Covid, since I had been exposed to a few people that later tested positive.  It took 4 hours, but my test came out negative.