Extraordinary Light

Posted on March 7, 2020 by ShakespearesGal

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A moment inside the magnificent Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

Thanks for visiting,

Dorothy

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©Dorothy E. Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2020
Aimwell CreativeWorks

Wordless Wednesday: Barcelona Siesta

Posted on September 6, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

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Shiny Barcelona

Posted on August 17, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

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

Port Olimpic, with Frank Gehry Fish sculpture

Close up of Fish sculpture

Candy under shiny wraps

I’m looking forward to returning one day.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ooh, Shiny

Where I love to wander …

Posted on April 29, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

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

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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Harmony in Diversity

Posted on March 5, 2016 by ShakespearesGal

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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Cutting Edge

Posted on May 2, 2015 by ShakespearesGal

Weekly Photo Challenge: 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

Posted on March 7, 2015 by ShakespearesGal

Weekly Photo Challenge: Orange

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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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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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Everywhere you are, there it is.

Perhaps orange is the new black. 😉

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Container of Containers

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ShakespearesGal

Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers

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

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

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Something special for your funny Valentine?

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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

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Shout Outs

The Greener Bench

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Maverick Mist

Serendipity

Across the Bored

Illumination … Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Posted on May 28, 2014 by ShakespearesGal

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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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