Sri Swami Vishwananda and some devotees (including us) visiting the Basilica de Montserrat

Barcelona - Castelldefels - Montserrat and a divine surprise

May 24th 2016
Arriving from Tarragona by train, we had decided to base ourselves in Castelldefels. Not, because this is the little town where Lionel Messi lives (somewhere in a big hidden villa) and definitely not, because it is a must see in Spain. The simple reason was that in Europe it was a long spring weekend. So literally everyone was off for a city trip to Barcelona whith skyrocking prices for accomodati ... read more

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31st May 2016

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Doubly divine!
Your swami and Montserrat--how fabulous! Montserrat is one of my favorite places-such a peaceful contrast to the bustle of Barcelona. While I've not gone into the valley, I've always taken wonderful walks on the incredible rocks and little trails around the monastery. Your plans for Travels with Swami are brilliant--I look forward to reading about them.

holamundo
Nina+Markus

Really double divine!
Oh yes, Montserrat is amazing. With Swami it was mindblowing. I am also looking forward and I am curious which of our plans will come true. And of course we will blog about it :-).

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