Shiny Barcelona

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Sagrada pipes

Organ pipes, Sagrada Familia

 

Barcelona is one of my favourite cities. Culled from my archives are these images that remind me just how shiny and beautiful it is.

Palau de la Musica

Palau de la Musica

 

Port Olympic

Port Olimpic, with Frank Gehry Fish sculpture

 

Goldfish

Close up of Fish sculpture

 

Shiny wrappers

Candy under shiny wraps

 

I’m looking forward to returning one day.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2017

Weekly Photo Challenge: Ooh, Shiny

Where I love to wander …

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Tuscany
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
Tuscany
Windsor, England
Heading toward Calgary, a prairie storm announces its ominous presence …
Oahu
Isle of Arran, Scotland
Ashford Castle. Co. Mayo
Prague, Czech Republic
Bar U Ranch, Alberta
Spanish Riding School, Vienna
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Port Olympic, Barcelona
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Isle of Wight
Vienna, Austria
Lake Bled, Slovenia
River Arno, Florence
Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Florence
York Minster, York, England
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Venice
Tuscany
Tuscany
Maui
Sydney, Australia
Home

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Wide open spaces

Water +

Antiquity +

Sacred spaces +

Select cities =

My wanderlust

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

(Missing from this gallery Paris and London as images are not to be found. Guess it’s time to wander across the pond again.)

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©Dorothy Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2017

Harmony in Diversity

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Harmony

Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony

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As a singer I am enthralled by harmony. It is the core of my musical experience. For 12 seasons I was a soprano member of the world-renown Toronto Mendelssohn Choir ~ one of the highlights of my life so far.

What always amazed me was how 180 people from diverse walks of life and experience could come together and perform the works of the great composers ~ Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Vaughan Williams, Handel, et al ~ in perfect harmony. Our love for music the common ground upon which we walked to create moving moments in the choral repertoire ~ for the audience and for ourselves.

The rich texture of our individual lives coloured our voices, which the conductor then sculpted into the beautiful, warm, clear sound for which the choir is famous.

Harmony III

Similarly, these images depict the organ pipes of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. They illustrate how diverse textures and materials, when crafted by expert hands, can work in harmony to produce unimaginable visual beauty.

Visiting this great church has been one of the highlights of my travels thus far.

Harmony II

For me where there is harmony, whether in nature or in those things crafted by the loving intention of the human heart, there is peace.

I love harmony.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2016

Cutting Edge

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate

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Intricate

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As a detail-oriented person myself, I appreciate intricacy.

This is a display unit for a shop in Barcelona that sells … well … you get the picture. 😉

So beautifully intricate and functional. An appropriate artistic rendering in a city steeped in art.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti … Aimwell CreativeWorks 2015

Orange … Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Orange

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Sagrada Orange

The stained glass of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is stunning. Its rich colours warm and embracing. Little wonder my thoughts turned to this beautiful church for a spot of orange.

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Sagrada Orange II

The area around the organ is surrounded by plexiglass. I suspect this acts as a baffle, but it also has its place as a mirror for all that gorgeous orange stained glass.

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Sagrada Orange III

Everywhere you are, there it is.

Perhaps orange is the new black. 😉

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti … Aimwell CreativeWorks 2015

Container of Containers

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers

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Container for containers

A colourful candy boutique in beautiful Barcelona ~ an enticing container of containers.

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Bow tied

Sweet treats in pretty packages stacked in pleasant displays lure us in to sample the decadent delights.

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Fuzzy Valentine

Something special for your funny Valentine?

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Candy Contained

Even simple plastic wrap gives an impression of towering gold.

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Needless to say, we did not leave empty handed. 😉

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

©Dorothy Chiotti … Aimwell CreativeWorks 2014

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Shout Outs

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Maverick Mist

Serendipity

Across the Bored

 

Illumination … Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

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St George

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This is my entry for Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness Week 13.

One of my favourite activities when travelling in Europe is to visit the great cathedrals and other beautiful places of worship ~ the Sagrada Famlia nestled in the heart of Barcelona among them.

Originally designed by famed Catalonian architect, Antoni Gaudi, and with construction beginning in 1882, this amazing edifice is slated for completion around 2026.

Though the interior is not yet finished, for a fee tourists are able to go inside and see the miracle unfold. The Sagrada Familia is an expiatory project which is to say the building of it is completely funded by private donations and the millions of visitors who flock to see it every year.

I featured several images from my visit some time ago in a weekly photo challenge. This is one of my favourites.

The Sagrada Familia is well worth some of your time if you’re ever in beautiful Barcelona.

Thanks for visiting,

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti, All Rights Reserved 2014