recap... [barcelona, spain]

I know, it's been a while. I'll start where I left off. The weekend started with meeting up with my friend Olly, the Aussi from London. I'll keep it brief for my own sake: I don't remember the order of things but here's what we did...

On Friday we went to Sagrada Familia (time two for me). It was just as beautiful as ever. Saturday we saw the first festival of the Castellers, or human towers, and Gegants, or giants. It was one of the coolest things I've seen since I've been here. Nobody does festivals like the Spanish, I must say. The towers consisted of a mass of large men as the base, smaller men next, then women, and then children - with a very tiny child at the top. They're amazingly fast at it and it's really fascinating to see. Building a human tower takes talent. We also climbed to the top of Montjuic (quite a hike) to see the Castell de Montjuic. It had amazing views of the city and was practically isolated, even on a Saturday. Relaxing, despite the hike.

Sunday we walked down to the port and the beach. The beach is by no means beautiful, though I've heard if you walk for a while they get prettier and prettier (not to mention nuder and nuder). There were some cool modern sculptures in the area. I'll be back for a tan, I'm sure. That night we bought some tickets to the FCB game on the streets from two guys. They were family passes so we got to sit level with the field behind one of the nets. Since that area is all family tickets, everyone there was really hardcore fans and they were getting into the game and being really loud and crazy - I felt at home! Definitely a great way to experience a game.

Add in a few dinners and cafes, and that was pretty much the weekend!