{"id":861,"date":"2018-05-13T21:22:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T21:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/?p=861"},"modified":"2018-05-14T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T11:07:17","slug":"montserrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/?p=861","title":{"rendered":"Montserrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1067.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-856\" height=\"2448\" width=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1067.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1067-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1067-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1067-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 50 minutes from our place in Castelldefels is a giant rock that erupts from the ground known as Montserrat. It&#8217;s quite striking and as Maddie complained today while hiking there: &#8220;the air is too fresh!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Centuries ago a black carving of Madonna and child was found here and it has become a site of pilgrims. It&#8217;s also a nice day trip from Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_3251.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-857\" height=\"4032\" width=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_3251.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_3251-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_3251-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_3251-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1086.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-858\" height=\"3264\" width=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1086.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1086-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1086-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1086-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We attended mass and sang some songs. Well, I sang along. Owen who was clearly embarrassed by my singing kept saying &#8220;dad no one else is singing let&#8217;s go!&#8221; I firmly had to remind him that this was my midlife crisis trip and that I will darn well sing as I please where I please.<\/p>\n<p>We then found a nice cave of beautiful candles and the exit for the fortunate pilgrims who were able to scratch the belly of the virgin of Montserrat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1092.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-859 size-full\" height=\"2448\" width=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1092.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1092-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1092-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1092-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1089.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-860\" height=\"2448\" width=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1089.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1089-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1089-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benincosa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_1089-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our crew did no belly scratching as everyone was eager to get in the car so they could have screen time and watch the Hunchback of Norte Dame.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief 5 hour car ride we are happily in Madrid until Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 50 minutes from our place in Castelldefels is a giant rock that erupts from the ground known as Montserrat. 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