These are the remains of the the only Roman Aquaducts in Barca, built a long time ago. Just like all the other Roman ruins I have posted.
Ever wanted to see Picasso´s work? Here it is, and is one of the only pieces the public can view for free. You´re welcome.
Here are some more things we saw. This is the remains of the Jewish Quarter wall.
This is a famous statue in Catalunia that burns an eternal flame for the Catalunians that died defending Catalunia from Spanish siege, each year one Independence Day (9-11) the cities marches past and gathers to honor the fallen soldiers.
We ended the tour in this awesome park! It was so pretty, and I liked the map of Barca on the floor! Very creative!
The straightaway also had fruit drawn all over it, and I noticed it but it didn´t make sense until we got to the other side, it was Mario Kart! The creativity of this city never ceases to amaze me.
We found this pretty fountain, and you forget you are in a major city.
After the park we made our way to the beach. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona is known for it´s beaches. It was a bit chilly, but we still touched the water.
Next stop was the infamous Las Ramblas. It actually is Arabic for sandy stream and is located on what used to be an estuary of the River. This is a strip filled with shops and a really cool market, where we grabbed dinner.
After Las Ramblas, we made our way to the "Magic Fountain," which dances at night! They play different songs from 7-9 and the water sprays to the beat in different patterns with lights behind it. Again, only something Barca would think of (disregard the fact that Buckingham fountain does that, Chicago is not as artsy as this city).
Then it was back to the hostel and went our for the night.
Sunday morning, once again, we were up bright and early! This time we went to the Olympic Stadium, where the 1992 Summer Games were hosted. It´s unreal that just 18 years after the rule of Franco Barcelona was in shape to host the games. We learned a lot about Franco on the tour as well, it is true that many people still don´t really talk about it, and part of the reason Spain is so liberal now and so anti-religion is because of his rule. He has strict censorship laws and women were not allowed to leave without permission from their husbands. The city was in shambles after he died, but they have done okay for themselves now! Until the conversion to the Euro that is, but that was out of their control. Anyway!
Next we walked through a musical park, where where ever you stepped, a note would play. had some fun with that one. We also found a kid´s high ropes course! Something you would NEVER find in the US! All I saw was a law suit waiting to happen, but hey, I was raised in America. We climbed it though, and didn´t need to take anyone to court!
Our last stop were the ports of Barca. They were cool, but at this point I was so tired and so ready to go home because we crammed a lot into two and a half days.
I also meant to add, we fly RyanAir, a discount flight service, where you can only take a back pack and you have to print your ticket before, etc. A ton of rules that make it cheap. The other funny thing though, is whenever they land, they play a little jingle and a sound track of applause comes on. It makes me laugh every time and shake my head, thinking, "only on RyanAir."
That was my last trip of the semester! For the next 18 days, it is all about enjoying Sevilla.
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