. Travels in the Pyrenees : including Andorra and the coast from Barcelona to Carcassonne. fore she ever came to Barcelona. Besidethe electric tram there still plies the little mule-drawn bus,and under the dazzling arcs which hide the moon the flower-seller displays her wealth of lilies and carnations. Not far off, under Columbuss Pillar, is the sea; but acommercial sea. Only at Venice did they know how tocombine commerce with art and beauty. And though thesea has made Barcelona what she is, laying its wealth at herfeet, her people turn their face away from her. Here is noPiazza of St. Mark. T
. Travels in the Pyrenees : including Andorra and the coast from Barcelona to Carcassonne. fore she ever came to Barcelona. Besidethe electric tram there still plies the little mule-drawn bus,and under the dazzling arcs which hide the moon the flower-seller displays her wealth of lilies and carnations. Not far off, under Columbuss Pillar, is the sea; but acommercial sea. Only at Venice did they know how tocombine commerce with art and beauty. And though thesea has made Barcelona what she is, laying its wealth at herfeet, her people turn their face away from her. Here is noPiazza of St. Mark. The tide of life rolls up the Ramblaand across the Plaza, and the sea attracts no one. The city has recently raised a lofty monument to the fameof Columbus, who was received here by Ferdinand and thegentle Isabella; but the bas-reliefs which grace its pedestalare already wearing away, and in the old palace of theViceroys, where live the records of Aragon and Barcelona,no mention is to be found of the visit of the great explorer. THE VALLEY OF THE TER 219 CHAPTER IV THE VALLEY OF THE TER. MONASTERY OF RIPOLL I leftBarcelona,I was happyto escapefrom thishot andnoisy we were out inthe open,amongst thecornfieldsand the olivegroves, andas we as-cended a little valley into the hills a cool breeze came blowingdown to ease the burden of the day. How good it was to beback amidst the simple joys of country life, the fields ofwaving corn, the little rivers running down amongst thehills, and the cloud-emblazoned sky ! The hills about here are of the nature of Cordilleras, orescarpments deeply cut by water. The valley near Vich is awide undulating plain, with these low hills on either hand,and the Pyrenees in the north. Vich has its old tower andits Bishops palace, many castellated houses, and a thriving,prosperous air. It boasts a museum of local antiquities,founded by the late Bishop, and has witnessed many im-pressive scenes. The whole of this valley in which it stands
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