Josiah deciphered the clue to get to the photo inside which had to be put together
We did have to translate from Catalan into Spanish, which made it more interesting
Places can tell lots of unexpected stories. On our last day in Barcelona, we headed up to monjuïc, which is the high point next to the harbor. What was a surprise was that the old fort on top had a history dating back to the 900’s and was an important historical place for Barcelona, especially for Catalonia.
It was used several times when Catalonia expressed its desire for independence and many were killed in these battles. Most recently it is where Catalan’s first democratically elected President, Lluis Companys, raised the Catalan flag in 1936 and later then he was executed here by Franco in 1940, at the end of the Spanish Civil War.
It was finally given back to the people of Barcelona who have reclaimed it and placed a memorial to this fallen leader. On this same mountain is the 1992 Olympic Stadium which bears this President’s name. It wasn’t until 2011 that the same Catalan flag was placed back on this fort.
Now, the current leader of Catalan is in exile after they declared their independence in 2017, and many of this leadership is imprisoned and serving long sentences.
We enjoyed the views and the two separate tram rides. We saw the harbor where the Three Kings had arrived during with their flotillas the night before and checked out the places we had visited this past week.
We headed down to the beach and checked out their aquarium and a fun shark tank. After another full day of walking another 20,000 steps, we took our final photo at the beach and header back home on the metro for dinner. As we came up for the metro, the familiar site of Sagrada Familia greeted us.
Siri and David Adventures 