Barcelona - history & food

Did the usual history walking tour, this time featuring the Barcelona cathedral (#1, note the little angels above the door, each is unique), a quiet square with a chapel damaged by bombing in the Spanish civil war (#2) which I didn't know much about before this tour: Spain was suffering under a fascist dictator from just before WW2 until he died in the mid 70's.
Barcelona is proud of its (dangerous) tradition of making human pyramids, so we saw some modern art depicting the height of the tallest (#3). Wow.
Finished off the day with a sangria de cava (sangria made with the local version of champagne) and paella (seafood risotto), both Barcelona specialties, and another trip to the beach.Read more