http://christmaslightsthesoul.com And so I wish you good health, fond memories with friends and family alike, and happiness in this very moment! Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/fff375ceccb570e6cd85baa17c5b6c51?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://christmaslightsthesoul.com http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/04/29/im-bringin-it-all-the-way-to-the-finish-line/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/04/29/im-bringin-it-all-the-way-to-the-finish-line/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:15:34 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=3237 Continue reading →]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/04/29/im-bringin-it-all-the-way-to-the-finish-line/feed/ 1 zsbdecember1231 http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/12/the-costa-brava-and-valencia-2013/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/12/the-costa-brava-and-valencia-2013/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:19:21 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=3181 ]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/12/the-costa-brava-and-valencia-2013/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 DSC_0303 DSC_0306 I touched the Mediterranean for the first time, ever!! The Costa Brava IMG_6024 IMG_6031 IMG_6042 IMG_6046 IMG_6051 Coastal Spain... so gorgeous. Rosemary everywhere. I have a photo like this standing on Hell's Mouth on the cliffs of Cornwall, so I thought I'd carry on the tradition. Valencia from our apartment IMG_6078 IMG_6085 IMG_6086 The cathedral of Valencia at night IMG_6090 The hand of the patron Saint of the Valencian cathedral. I forget his name, but apparently he was on of the first people killed by the Romans in the 7th century. At least I think I'm remembering that right... IMG_6096 IMG_6097 I love these arches. IMG_6101 The nativity. Life sized... pretty realistic. IMG_6104 IMG_6108 IMG_6115 Epiphany in Valencia! No one got the baby though... Best. Restaurant. Ever. I will return here one day. A whole new meaning to the term "knocker". IMG_6140 Valencian ceramica. The market Produce like you wouldn't believe! IMG_6148 IMG_6150 IMG_6153 IMG_6156 IMG_6158 Bri de Safra again... IMG_6170 The Esplanade- the city diverted the river that ran through the middle of Valencia and turned the basin into a green space, a park where they've installed free exercise equipment for all to use. Very awesome. It goes all the way down to the new City of Arts & Sciences. IMG_6179 IMG_6180 The music hall. IMG_6183 IMG_6184 IMG_6185 IMG_6190 IMG_6191 IMG_6192 IMG_6193 IMG_6196 http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/11/northern-spain-andorra-and-southern-france-2013/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/11/northern-spain-andorra-and-southern-france-2013/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:37:00 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2986 ]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/11/northern-spain-andorra-and-southern-france-2013/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 DSC_0008 The drive from Girona to Andorra! DSC_0010 DSC_0012 DSC_0013 DSC_0018 DSC_0023 DSC_0024 DSC_0035 DSC_0046 DSC_0049 DSC_0054 DSC_0057 DSC_0058 DSC_0063 DSC_0065 DSC_0066 The terracing was gorgeous! DSC_0083 DSC_0089 DSC_0096 DSC_0101 IMG_5562 DSC_0122 DSC_0127 DSC_0128 DSC_0131 DSC_0133 DSC_0137 Foothills of the Pyrenees DSC_0144 DSC_0149 DSC_0150 DSC_0155 DSC_0156 DSC_0157 DSC_0158 DSC_0161 DSC_0163 DSC_0164 DSC_0166 DSC_0167 DSC_0168 DSC_0170 DSC_0171 DSC_0179 DSC_0180 DSC_0181 DSC_0187 DSC_0190 DSC_0195 DSC_0196 DSC_0200 DSC_0202 DSC_0204 DSC_0209 DSC_0210 DSC_0211 DSC_0216 DSC_0225 DSC_0227 DSC_0230 DSC_0231 DSC_0240 DSC_0241 DSC_0248 Welcome to Andorra! DSC_0253 IMG_5566 IMG_5569 IMG_5573 IMG_5585 IMG_5592 IMG_5596 IMG_5597 IMG_5599 IMG_5600 7th century church in La Seu d'Urgell IMG_5603 IMG_5604 IMG_5606 IMG_5610 IMG_5611 Best store ever- Andorra la Vella (capital of Andorra) Andorran beer IMG_5616 IMG_5617 Russian menu IMG_5625 I wonder when my phone will be able to show me this again... IMG_5627 DSC_0257 The Pyrenees are BEAUTIFUL! DSC_0271 DSC_0274 DSC_0279 DSC_0281 DSC_0286 DSC_0288 DSC_0292 IMG_5635 IMG_5638 Morning walk up the hill IMG_5644 IMG_5646 Andorran Flag IMG_5655 IMG_5656 IMG_5662 IMG_5664 IMG_5670 IMG_5681 IMG_5684 IMG_5685 IMG_5688 IMG_5690 IMG_5692 IMG_5698 IMG_5700 IMG_5701 IMG_5703 IMG_5704 IMG_5714 IMG_5715 IMG_5721 IMG_5723 IMG_5724 IMG_5725 IMG_5728 IMG_5729 IMG_5730 IMG_5731 IMG_5734 IMG_5738 IMG_5743 IMG_5748 IMG_5751 IMG_5757 IMG_5761 IMG_5763 IMG_5764 IMG_5766 IMG_5768 IMG_5772 IMG_5775 IMG_5776 IMG_5777 IMG_5781 IMG_5783 IMG_5790 IMG_5796 IMG_5805 IMG_5808 IMG_5812 Really awesome apres-ski restaurant. I only wish we had actually skiied! DSC_0294 DSC_0296 DSC_0297 Leaving Andorra through France IMG_5840 IMG_5843 IMG_5849 IMG_5854 IMG_5856 IMG_5862 IMG_5866 IMG_5869 French Border IMG_5879 IMG_5891 IMG_5893 IMG_5894 IMG_5903 IMG_5908 IMG_5915 IMG_5917 IMG_5920 IMG_5922 IMG_5933 IMG_5935 IMG_5938 IMG_5941 IMG_5944 IMG_5950 IMG_5955 IMG_5965 IMG_5970 IMG_5973 IMG_5986 IMG_5991 IMG_5994 The train bridges were extraordinary! http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/10/girona-2013/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/10/girona-2013/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:01:30 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2949 ]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/10/girona-2013/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 IMG_5483 IMG_5488 IMG_5489 IMG_5490 IMG_5492 IMG_5493 IMG_5494 IMG_5495 IMG_5496 IMG_5501 IMG_5507 IMG_5508 IMG_5512 IMG_5514 IMG_5516 IMG_5518 IMG_5521 IMG_5526 IMG_5534 IMG_5535 IMG_5536 IMG_5537 IMG_5539 IMG_5544 IMG_5546 IMG_5547 IMG_5553 IMG_5554 IMG_5555 IMG_5556 IMG_5557 IMG_5559 DSC_0008 DSC_0009 http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/10/barcelona-new-years-2012-5/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/10/barcelona-new-years-2012-5/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:12:30 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2941 ]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2013/01/10/barcelona-new-years-2012-5/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 Fresh seafood on the Barceloneta! The beach! The Mediterranean! IMG_5455 IMG_5454 IMG_5452 Fresh pizza :D New Year's Eve in Placa Catalunya! We got interviewed for TV! IMG_5428 IMG_5423 My birthday dinner- fresh seafood paella with cuttlefish ink. SO GOOD. IMG_5402 Barcelona's cathedral. The light was beautiful!!! IMG_5393 IMG_5391 IMG_5389 IMG_5387 IMG_5386 IMG_5383 IMG_5381 At the top of the cathedral! IMG_5366 IMG_5364 IMG_5362 IMG_5360 IMG_5358 IMG_5357 IMG_5353 IMG_5351 IMG_5348 IMG_5345 IMG_5343 IMG_5342 IMG_5341 IMG_5339 IMG_5335 IMG_5334 IMG_5331 IMG_5330 Random wire sculpture... interesting. So much bottled water... with gas... and good. IMG_5325 IMG_5324 IMG_5323 Outside of the cathedral. IMG_5317 IMG_5316 Casa Batllo! WEIRD. IMG_5306 Yep... the roof of Casa Batllo. IMG_5301 IMG_5299 The roof, again. IMG_5294 The attic of Casa Battlo. IMG_5292 IMG_5289 Gotta love Antoni Gaudi's architecture. This is pretty cool- the middle of the house had a huge shaft from the first floor to the top floor with a skylight at the top to let in natural light. He had the tile's color actually get darker as they went up the wall... the more intense sunlight at the top would make the darker tiles there look roughly the same color at the lighter tiles at the bottom with less sunlight. Very cool. To simulate the ocean... Lighter tiles at the bottom. The window looking out to the boulevard. IMG_5272 The facade of the house. IMG_5269 IMG_5266 IMG_5258 A vegetarian restaurant that we ate at.... SO GREAT! IMG_5246 Some of the best public Christmas lights I've seen in a long time. (Rome still wins, though.) They had a building that was literally sparkling the entire night. IMG_5241 Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia... a cathedral still being built (and still just as bizarre) today. Bizarre. Very bizarre. IMG_5230 La Sagrada Familia IMG_5227 IMG_5223 Arc de Triomf IMG_5220 IMG_5217 IMG_5216 IMG_5214 IMG_5211 Sweet organic cotton children's clothes store. More bottled water... this time from Catalonia/Catalunya/Catalan :D A building on the train ride from Valencia to Barcelona. First breakfast. So good. I am now officially a coffee addict. I can't live without it. Amazing seafood stew. Peppers from Pedron. SO GOOD. IMG_5183 La Rambla IMG_5179 IMG_5177 IMG_5175 IMG_5169 Valencia Nord Train Station IMG_5161 IMG_5160 IMG_5159 IMG_5158 IMG_5156 IMG_5154 IMG_5151 An old bullfighting stadium in Valencia IMG_5149 IMG_5148 IMG_5145 IMG_5143 IMG_5142 PIZZA. WARM PIZZA. Served on Swiss Air. Two hour flight. BEST AIRLINE EVER. TAP Portugal. Also a GREAT airline. DSC_0005 IMG_5137 Breakfast in Zurich. Yes, this is breakfast in an airport. This makes me want to move to Switzerland tomorrow. IMG_5129 Leaving IAD IMG_5113 http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/12/25/merry-christmas/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/12/25/merry-christmas/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:04:51 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2793 Continue reading →]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/12/25/merry-christmas/feed/ 1 zsbdecember1231 Screen Shot 2012-12-25 at 8.44.28 PM http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/18/merci-ou-thank-you-canada-history-of-the-maple-leaf/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/18/merci-ou-thank-you-canada-history-of-the-maple-leaf/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:40:36 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2783 Continue reading →]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/18/merci-ou-thank-you-canada-history-of-the-maple-leaf/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 Canadian Flag Canadian Floral Maple Leaf Canadian Maple Leaf http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/12/obrigado-brazil-the-cristo-redentor-statue/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/12/obrigado-brazil-the-cristo-redentor-statue/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:33:38 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2769 Continue reading →]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/12/obrigado-brazil-the-cristo-redentor-statue/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 Cristo Redentor Cristo Redentor 2 Cristo Redentor 3 Cristo Redentor 4 Cristo Redentor 5 Cristo Redentor 6 http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/10/9-kiitos-northern-scandinavias-sami-gakti/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/10/9-kiitos-northern-scandinavias-sami-gakti/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:50:01 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2731 Continue reading →]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/10/9-kiitos-northern-scandinavias-sami-gakti/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 Sami Boot Sami Dress Sami Ella Sami Flag Sami Forest Sami Fur Sami Herder Tent Sami Reindeer Sami Reindeer Eating Sami Reindeer Herder Sami Reindeer Herding Sami Rope Sami Sara Gaaup Sami with Reindeer SamiReindeer Young Sami http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/09/10-%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%b1%d0%be-russias-lake-baikal/ http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/09/10-%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%b1%d0%be-russias-lake-baikal/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:14:21 +0000 ZSBarnard http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/?p=2711 Continue reading →]]> http://christmaslightsthesoul.com/2012/11/09/10-%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%b1%d0%be-russias-lake-baikal/feed/ 0 zsbdecember1231 3lakebaikal 160744186 baikal_ex_bearforest baikal_lake_russia1 Baikal-5335-600x400 Lake Baikal in lakes map Lake Baikal_2_tour lake_baikal_frozen_09 Lake_Baikal-High_dynamic_range_imaging-Lake-Landscape_photography-Russia-Sunset Lake-Baikal lake-baikal-goldman-prize lake-baikal2 Lake-Baikal4 Lake-Baikal5 LakeBaikalRalphWhite4 maprussia spring_baikal-450x337