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SUMMER PIC
This
summer I’ve made the most of it to visit some of the wonderful places of
Catalonia. I have discovered amazing sites as Poblet, l’Espluga del Francolí,
Vallbona de les Monges, Solsona, Mombrió de la Marca…
I
visited Poblet in July and Vallbona de les Monges (the one in the photography)
in August, two monasteries of XIIth century. In the first one is where most of
the Catalan kings are buried, even Jaume “The Conqueror”. They are two of the three
Cistercian monasteries in Catalonia. The last one is Santes Creus.
Once
I had visited them all I was able to check the common traits of the Cistercian
monasteries: simplicity and no artistic distractions. They follow Saint
Benedict’s Rule, a new way to conceive the monastic life and its buildings,
whose motto is worldwide known: Ora et
labora.
One
of the typical things in summer is spending time with friends; that is what I
have done. I have been to a little village called Mombrió de la Marca, where a
friend’s grandparents have a nice house. We have had a lot of fun riding bikes,
motorbikes, going to the swimming pool…You may had not heard about Mombrió: it
is normal, I had not either.
I
got shocked when I saw the little village. He had told me it was a very tiny
one, but I had not imagined a village that tiny: fifty inhabitants and about
fifteen houses. Nevertheless, it was not any boring, as you could think.
Nature, great people, no stress… What else?
The
last remarkable thing I have done this summer is working on my TR, and I still
do. It is being funny… I was scared
about not having done enough work because the having fun thing, but after
meeting my tutor I am happy to say that I am on the correct way.
Now,
please, let me tell summer I have enjoyed a lot with him and that I am so sad
he has to leave again. Goodbye and see you next year!
Marc
Flores
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