Around half past ten we arrived in Barcelona and the coach driver dropped us off near the history museum. After arranging the students into lines we entered the museum and dropped our bags off in a huge locker. The museum has three different floors and to reach them you have to go up elevators. We were met by a tour guide called David and he gave a fun and informative tour to the children. Of course it was in Catalan, but I could look around the exhibits and read about them as the information was in English as well as Spanish and Catalan.
There was an interesting exhibit within the museum. It was statues of peasants rising from the ground holding the cross of a crucified Christ. The statue represents the peasants fighting back from oppression from the royalty of Spain. In the background the Catalonian national anthem El Sagadors played. It is a very haunting tune which reflects the history of this grim statue. Like most countries there have been wars and it was interesting to see this portrayed here. The information will be in the photos below for you to see.
After leaving the museum we headed to Parc de Ciutadella, which has a marvellous fountain and a huge elephant statue. There we had our lunch after which it was time to go to the Catalonian parliament. I wasn´t allowed to take any photos inside, but the interior is spectacular. Like the parliaments of London it is much smaller. There are 135 members in the parliament and they are elected every four years. After our (quick) visit to the Parliament it was time for our coach to pick us up and return to Anglés. All in all, it was a very interesting day and I look forward to going back to Barcelona soon!
You can see some photos on this YouTube video as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yee88B80LUs
I apologise for not posting about this sooner, but work and family got in the way!
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