Maritime Museum

Did you know that the very famous Spanish Galleon that appears in every civilization building video game I have ever played (from civilization 1 to Rome) is based on real ships?

I realize that sounds really stupid but it was actually my thought as I stood in the Barcelona maritime museum, in a very huge building where the Spanish built actual Galleons. My brain said “So the Spanish in Barcelona built Spanish Galleons?” 🤯 Pew pew!! And My brain had a hiccup.

One of those moments in our travels where my personal history bumped into reality and I thought… well of course ding dong, the country of Spain built Spanish Galleons, and video games can be based in the real world and this is the exact place where those ships were built. 1 + 1 = revelation.

Anyway, personal lesson aside, the museum was awesome and absolutely worth a visit.Read more