Here are a few worthy contenders:
1. Tetas. There was one moment of relatively exciting "cultural exchange" on our day trip to the towns of Figueres and Girona. We went to the Dalí Museum in Figueres, which was really incredible. It was sort of strange because he had actually designed the building and the museum himself. Unlike most museums that are dedicated to one artist, Dalí had something to with the planning, construction, and placement of the art. As a result, the museum itself is like one giant sculpture/painting. Anyone a fan of existentialism? Anyone?
After Figueres, we headed to Girona to see a famous market and visit the cathedral and the old town walls. Up until the visit to the walls, everything had been fairly interesting, but nothing that too ooohhh-aaahhh. That came later, when we began our descent of the wall. The wall itself was probably around a mile long. So when we did finally start our descent at the end of the mile, it was a relatively momentous occasion. Unlike the beginning of the wall, we exited in a more urban section. (Urban section = people and by people I mean women.) So we were all in the process of the the wall and descending the steps, when I looked across the courtyard to see an open apartment window with two people, remember what I mean by people, standing there watching us. I didn't really think anything of it at first. As people-watcher, I definitely sympathized with what I thought were kindred spirits watching a group of Americans. I was wrong. I hadn't but just finished thinking about the two women in the window, when I glanced back to their apartment window, suddenly realizing that they had lifted up their t-shirts flashing us. Urban beautification?
2. Gaudí's Architecture. Words really cannot describe all of Gaudí's architecture. His parks, apartment buildings, office buildings, and churches are otherworldly, looking like something from a Dr. Seuss book. It was incredible and fortunately, I was able to see nearly all of his major monuments in Barcelona. When you see an image of barcelona, it likely contains one of Gaudí's creations.
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