Flowers and One of the Beautiful Peaks of Montserrat
I have a thing for visiting beautiful mountains. I got a taste of visiting these kinds of mountains in China, which seems to have a unfair number of beautiful mountains. Now that I am in Europe, I am aware of some famous mountains that I would want to visit. Just outside Barcelona in Catalonia, Montserrat is the site of a monastery that is built on this beautiful mountain range. When I saw the mountain range from afar, I knew that this would be a special place to visit. So far, the weather wasn’t exactly perfect. It was hazy and windy which made for cold weather. I was somewhere ready for that with my winter jacket.
Main Plaza of Montserrat
At least the haziness didn’t affect our view of the mountain peaks nearby. From the main plaza of Montserrat, you can get an idea of where you are. You can also see the higher peaks nearby. It is possible to visit these peaks as there is a funicular service going further up the mountain. It would be nice spend a bit more time here on top of the mountain as there seem to be interesting stuff you can do up here. Hiking is one of these things and with the cool weather, I think that is a nice option. There are a lot of historical places here and this would be the focus of our visit here.
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