Barcelona

• Nature in Barcelona’s Parc Güell and La Sagrada Familia

  Pamela Turner

  June 30, 2013

  

  Walking and visiting Europe seem to go hand-in-hand. It is a wonderful exercise, especially when you get to wander through Park Güell in Barcelona. I am sure I walked more in one afternoon at the park then I do in a week back home in Athens, Georgia. From the metro, or underground, I walked up…

  Posted in: Environment, Europe, walking

• The Energy Saving Windows of Catalonia

  Pamela Turner

  June 17, 2013

  

  Catalonia is an autonomous region within Spain that is home to the beautiful cities of Barcelona and Tarragona.  As I walked around these cities, I was fascinated by the windows and the coverings over them that help keep the sun out.  It is an old idea, but one that is obviously still used. I saw…

  Posted in: Energy