If ever I return to Barcelona it will be a priority to book a tour at Hospital de Sant Pau, Doménech i Montaner’s other famous work and a UNESCO World Heritage site. When I was there the building was behind screens and in the process of being restored. Now a functioning space as well as a formidable work of art, the following video is in Spanish, but I’m sure you’ll still appreciate it. The link above contains information about visits, for the future, of course. Meantime we can fly high with Becky.
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I have a strong sense that you will indeed return, Jo, and I’ll thank you in advance for taking me with you!
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There is a plot for a couple of us ladies to meet up there when this is all over, Debbie. Though personally I would prefer to go somewhere I’ve never been. But that’s just me! 🙂 🙂
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Thanks for the info. I hope this happen in 2021 😊
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Thanks, darlin! 🙂 🙂
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Hi Jo, I need to play that video at slow speed instead of Chipmunk speed! Beautiful square. 🙂
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You don’t speak Catalan, Marsha, or it flows too swiftly? There is a similar video in the Hospital link, in English 🙂 🙂
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LOL I speak Mexican Spanish, and yes, she was going much to quickly for me. I listen dispacio.
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I can’t even do slow Portuguese 🙂 🙂
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I can’t do slow Portuguese either. I listened to a Portuguese radio station once. (We have a lot of Portuguese in Tulare County, CA. who have built a dairy empire) One minutes the words sounded French, but I couldn’t understand it, then it would switch to sounding like Spanish, but again I didn’t get it., but it seemed like I should be able to understand some of it. It was very frustrating.
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Tell me about it! 🙂 🙂
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LOL
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I hope you do get to make a return visit, Jo.
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It’s an awesome place, isn’t it, Carol? 🙂 🙂
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Nice mural n interesting place
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I could only show a fraction. The videos do it so much better. 🙂 🙂
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You people posting all these photos of amazing places in Barcelona are driving me crazy!!! But I shall try to endure and keep enjoying. 🙂
janet
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Nothing else for it, hon. I’ve got Jude on the job too, now 🙂 🙂
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How beautiful the hospital looks. My son used to live in Barcelona. We never went to that attraction, but there were so many lovely places to visit. Truly some beautiful structures in Barcelona.
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I don’t think it’s been open to the public for all that long. I found it in passing and it was boarded up at the time. 🙂 🙂
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Maybe one day it’ll be on the list of tourist things we can see when back in Barcelona
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Ah, my favourite part of Barca, but you know that. I shall be featuring it next Friday due to several requests. It would be nice to revisit as they have probably renovated more of the buildings by now. Maybe in conjunction with the completion of the Sagrada Familia? We could go together…
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Not if you keep rubbishing me on my own blog 🙂 🙂
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Safe to say, they don’t make hospitals like that anymore. Of course, modern hospitals do have other, different elements going for them.
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I think it has both, from what I could see on the video, Graham. I expect I could cope with a spell of rehab there 🙂 🙂
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a great tour! the pink dome-like ceilings, the chapel, green murals on the walls – all lovely definitely a must see! thank you for sharing, Jo. places keep adding to my list 🙂 🙂
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It’s a fabulous place, isn’t it? Jude featured it over at hers a while ago. 🤗💕💕
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And will be doing again next Friday 🙂
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I’m really enjoying your cultural tour. In the video the modern lines are such a shock after the ornamentation of the past. I know which I prefer!
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Exactly the same here, Susan. I hadn’t seen any of the modern block either. If you had to be ill I can think of worse places 🤔💕💕
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Though I would not fancy hallucinating with that pattern on the wall!
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Thank you for sharing about places I (and many others) will never visit or even heard of. Our personal tour goddess/guidess. 😉
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Goddess is certainly stretching it 😂😂😂
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I just got up and felt like stretching.
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🤣🤣
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oh isn’t this lovely, and sending hugs sounds you need them at the moment
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Well, I’ve stamped my foot and spit my dummy out, but it seldom helps 🤣💙💙
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ooh no, you don’t want to turn into a Trump toddler!!
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Well past the toddler stage and please don’t use dirty words on my site 🤐💕💕
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well as long as you stop stamping your feet and throwing your toys out of the pram I will!!
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Ya! Boo! Sucks! 😂😂😂😂
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there’s no hope is there . . . . . . . . .
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None! 🤭💕
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What’s up with her now?
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James has a Bday tomorrow.
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Just talk about me behind my back, why don’t you? Nothing’s up with me except I’m tired of being a prisoner. 😦
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Oh. OK.
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A new hospital is currently under construction in our area. It looks nothing like this. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing, Jo.
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Well, this is a seriously old hospital but it certainly has style along with functionality, Jill 🤗💙💙
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It’s one of my favourite spots too, Jo. I got there on my last visit and adored it. I vowed to return and do a proper tour.
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Well, I just invited Sue to join us. It won’t be a mobility challenge, will it? 🙂 🙂
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I don’t think so. I actually contacted my favourite hotel (not calls itself a bed and breakfast) to see if they are accessible. I can’t remember. I’m sure there’s lift but I have a feeling there might be a couple of steps to negotiate before the lift.
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Our hospitals pale into insignificance by comparison! 😀 What a glorious place it must have been to recuperate and the ceiling paintings are stunning. Another place to visit when I finally get to Barcelona! I’ll be going through all your posts for tips beforehand! A very Happy Birthday to your son (think I got this right) … not easy being apart but hope you have some lovely chats etc during the day! Hugs from a beautiful and frosty England xx
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I hadn’t realised what a stunning modern development this incorporated until I saw the video, Annika. Worth being unwell! 🙂 🙂 And his birthday’s tomorrow. I’m sure they’ll have an enjoyable day together, whatever the limitations. Dry and bright would be good. Thanks, darlin!
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Oh, I hope you do get there,Jo
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Meet you there, Sue? 🙂 🙂
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Why not?
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This has to be a definite trip, Sue. Margaret and I had already agreed that we must go!
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Wel, I shall be along!
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I love that place, as you know. And the video’s in Catalan: I was quite pleased how much of it I understood! And you’ve gone and made me cry, ‘cos I want to be there so much!
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Oh, I’m so sorry, Margaret! I just didn’t want to leave it out. It looks so beautiful and I never really saw it at its best. I suspect I’ll be making do with the videos. James birthday tomorrow and I’m trying to hold it together. Sending hugs, darlin 🙂 🙂
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Oh dear, we’ll both have to have a quiet sob together, won’t we? Socially distanced, obviously.
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I’m jealous. Every trip to Barcelona brings me back even more linguafrenic. I speak a weird mix of Castilian and Catalan. Whilst I know lots of Catalan words I can only put them together in vaguely Castilian sentences. And I meant to ask you, is Anais a Catalan name? I always think of it as French.
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Sounds like the way I mix Portuguese and Polish, Debs 🙂 🙂
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Apparently it’s French-Catalan, but fairly commonly used in Spain generally, and Catalonia in particular now. I’m hopeless at Catalan, though I do understand it pretty well.
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Beautiful
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Thanks. It’s a wonderful complex 🙂 🙂
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