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Montserrat

supposedly someone had a vision of the Virgin Mary in these mountains, and there is the "Black Virgin" made of wood in the monastery that people come to see.
Montserrat....land of the "weird" rocks.

July 10th 2010
Day 4 The weird rocks of Montserrat Well, again we decided to go out of the city. It was a much easier experience as we realized that we had to look for the train Cercanias sign. This time we had to go over to the Placa Espanya (it is pronounced the same way, however it is spelled in Catalan). Allison and I walked all the way from our pension to the plaza. I am not ... read more
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