The Tour de France!

Yesterday I went all around the Parc de la Ciutadella with Scott and Manisha for our project, which is an essay and presentation detailing the history of the location and its significance to Barcelona today. It's a beautiful park, complete with many fountains, a palm-lined grass field, a rowing pond, a zoo, a dog run, and much much more.

Today the Tour de France came through Barcelona from the north and ended at the top of Mont Juïc. I stood at the corner of the Parc de la Ciutadella, on the corner of Passeig de Picasso and Passeig de Pujades. It was a good view because we could see one short straightaway and another long one. The weather was terrible; it rained all day. It was actually a tempest. The first one while we've been here, too, and it took a lot of riders down. I got soaked walking home from school, but luckily I had a jacket and umbrella to keep my dry while watching the tour.

After the riders passed us, I took the Metro to Mont Juïc in attempt to watch the awards ceremony, but I was too late. However, I was able to get shirts and I met Federico Bahamontes, who won the tour 50 years ago and is a Spanish legend.