The Favourite Country You Like To Visit | Steem Sri Lanka 3G Contest Series| Week 07

Greetings friends of @steemsrilanka, I am very happy to participate in this contest organized by @damindu who designed this contest, which will allow us to dream for a moment with the possibility of a trip.

A trip abroad always brings a lot of new experiences. New cities, new faces, beautiful places - this is one of the components of any trip. Two years back in summer I visited some places at Spain and the memories are still delightful that I want to be there again. I will explain why I dream that place. The environment, the food, the people over there were amazing. and the hospitality we received was warm and overwhelming.

Every summer our family tries to go on vacation to another city or another country in order to gain strength and new impressions for the school year. Last summer I remember a trip to Catalonia, in the northern province of Spain.

This truly wonderful place will remain in my memory for a long time.

We flew by plane through Colombo to the small and lovely town of Pineda de Mar on the Mediterranean coast. We stayed in a very comfortable hotel, where right from the balcony we had a panoramic view of the azure sea. The locals turned out to be very friendly and welcoming people. As the guide told us, they love their families very much, they devote a lot of time to raising children and caring, they are polite to the elderly.

The next day, rested from the flight and having a good breakfast with delicious pancakes and Mediterranean fruits, we went to the Montserrat Monastery, which is the main shrine of Catalonia. It is located at the foot of the beautiful Montserrat mountain range. We went up to the monastery in a small electric train on a cogwheel railway. From the train windows, we observed a stunning, extraordinary view of the bizarre mountains. Sometimes it even seemed that they looked like sand castles or idols.

The monastery itself contains a statue of the Black Madonna. Here, no doubt, you can admire for a long time and talk is useless. A lot of people came and are coming to bow to her, and, according to legend, from human grief, her face and the face of the Baby turned black. And I want to say that when you see Madonna, you really feel all her energy and power. Having admired the extraordinary views of the mountains and walked enough, we went by bus to the hotel.

The cities of Catalonia are small, except for the capital Barcelona, ​​which we also visited. In Barcelona, ​​I was amazed by the creations of the great architect Antoni Gaudi. Even if you feel like a person far from art, you will definitely be amazed by its creations. The Sagrada Familia is his most famous and last unfinished work.

The unusual view of the temple is mesmerizing. It can be seen that everything is thought out to the smallest detail, each side of the cathedral is individual and deserves close study. The cathedral itself looks like a huge cave with bell towers in the form of stalactites and deep grottoes that lead you into the interior of a mysterious temple. I can say with confidence that this is the most beautiful temple of all that I have ever seen.

We visited many other towns and each of them has its own attractions. But the theater-museum of Salvador Dali in Figueres will be remembered by me and my family for a long time. Even if you are indifferent to Dali, believe that after visiting his museum all indifference will go away.

An unusual collection of works by the great surrealist artist amazed us. Even my grandmother, who is not a Dali fan, did not regret for a minute that she visited this house. The architecture of the striking red building itself is adorned with sculptures of eggs and loaves of bread. His unusual paintings and sculptures are perceived ambiguously, but a visit to this museum will leave a big mark on your memory.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end It seems that our vacation in this cultural country has come to an end. The week passed quickly, and we returned home greatly impressed by what we saw. I hope that I will once again return to Catalonia and discover new places in mysterious Spain.

Thanks for being with me.

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