Barcelona is fabulous. A beautiful, arty city by the sea is really the perfect Sister City for San Francisco. While I’ve been to Barcelona, I’m not expert – which is why I reached out to Jennifer of Orange Polka Dot. A Bay Area native who now enjoys being an expat in Barcelona, Jennifer was the …
Category Archive: Spain
ArtSmart Roundtable: Modernisme in the Church
There is a tendency to get stuck in the past when discussing Western religious architecture. While I was blown away by Santa Maria Novella in Florence and enjoyed getting up-close to the gargoyles of Notre Dame, the desire to build impressive religious structures did not die when the 20th century rolled on in. I’m not …
ArtSmart Roundtable: When You Really SEE a Painting
As someone who studies art history, I look at paintings all day. I analyze them, think about the history and the theory involved, yadda yadda – all by looking at reproduction of these paintings in books or online. But there is nothing like seeing a painting in person. Nothing. Now while I attempt to portray …
Travel Memories Monday – Italica, Spain
Visiting the Roman ruins of Italica in Southern Spain.
Travel Memories Monday – Granada, Spain
Indulging on jamón in Granada, Spain





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