We visited the largest landscaped park in Barcelona. It was the home of a military citadel that housed over 8000 Spanish troops. It was given back to the city in 1869. It was used in 1888 for the International Exhibition. It then became a park. It houses the parliament building, the castle of the three dragons, a lake, the Cascada and the zoo just to mention a few. The Cascada is a monumental waterfall and fountain which Gaudi helped design. There is also a monument to Sonia Zafra. She was a transsexual that was murdered in the park by three nazi men in 1991. Barcelona has a declaration of human rights and has been a very open and accepting city that has encouraged the LBGT community to visit. It is a very quiet and serene part of the park with lots of trees and flowers.
Walking back home we passed the open lock that the Sunday sailors had to pass through on the way to the offshore sailing area. Our return walk took us through the Theater district where we took a lunch break. We enjoyed one new delicious treat and that was Padron Peppers. They were delicious. With a final spurt of beer stimulated overdrive, we made it back to our apartment to wash some clothes and get ready for our next adventure to Ribes de Freser located in the mountains.
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| Entering the park |
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| Parliament building |
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| To our last day in Barcelona and to you all. |
Now that is a proper size beer.
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