Our soccer pilgrimage complete, we got back on the metro and returned to the Sagrada Familia. The line was MUCH shorter. Took about 15 minutes, during which a French couple ahead of us tried to form a group of 20 to enter immediately. We joined in and a group was formed, but when they checked, they learned groups had to make advance bookings. Oh well.Gaudi’s cathedral is jaw-dropping. It looks like something out of Dr. Suess. The stained glass work is brilliant. And it is a long way from being finished. The construction is being managed by the church community and funded by private donations and admission fees. I was glad to fork over the 54 Euros to get in, knowing it would be a small donation to keep the work going.
I’m still processing my experience at the Sagrada Familia in contrast to my experience at the cathedral in Toledo. The Sagrada Familia left me inspired, maybe because it is still a work in progress.
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