Barcelona: I want to see the buildings created by Antoni Gaudi, The Casa Batlo and the Sagrada Familia. Casa Batlo is a private home that was constructed in Gothic taste to resemble a dragon, while the Sagrada Familia is The Church of the Holy Family, also Gothic, ornate, intended as a masterpiece palace of worship. I became acquainted with the works of Gaudi by viewing Samantha Brown's Passport to Europe, and in the episode devoted to Barcelona, she visited the aforementioned creations. Seeing mere glimpses of these monolithic establishments on a television screen induced the desire to go there myself.
Greece: I want to see the crystalline coasts and feel the ancient sand beneath my feet. I want to see the Acropolis of Athens, early Christian Thessolonica, and Olympia.
Rome: I want to visit the Vatican, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain. I want to breathe the holy air and feel the cobbled pathways beneath my feet.
And this post could go on and on forever because there are so many patches of this earth upon which I long to tread. I want to wander the world and learn about the past and see it for myself.
