Coincidentally, we arrived in Barcelona during the festival Mercé. Today was the day where teams competed to create the best human pyramids. We watched in awe as we saw people from all ages stack on top of one another to create a human pyramid 10 people high. Of course, we couldn't spend the whole day watching teams compete, so we left to look at churches and other areas.
I found a street sign that pointed towards the "Arc de Triomf," which turned out to be a brick replica of the Arc de Triomph in Paris. We walked through the Arc and found a park which also hosted Mercé events. After wandering around, we decided to take a quick siesta at the hostel. Keep in mind we had been walking around and sightseeing since 9AM.
After a short siesta, we took the metro to La Sagrada Famila. All I have to say is that Gaudi is my new favorite architect. La Sagrada Familia was astonishing, to say the least. Every inch of the church had detail, including fruit-like statues topping the church. Of course we decided to save money and not enter the church, even though you could climb to the tallest tower and look out.
We decided to grab dinner and head back out. Two jugs of sangria later, we headed to a skateboarder's bar near La Rambla. However, we were all exhausted from walking around so we skipped the night life once more and went to bed.
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