Barcelona is on the Mediterranean coast and is the capital of Catalonia. The population is about 4 million. What an exciting, unusual city! Great museums, churches, tapas bars, shopping, and much more, with stunning architecture everywhere. Antoni Gaudi was a famous architect in the early 20th century. We saw a number of his buildings and an amazing church, La Sagrada Família, that he designed, but which was never finished. Construction continues to this day. The fanciful buildings and Park Guell were also designed by Gaudi. All the giants were at La Mercé, Barcelona's major annual festival. I photographed them (perched on a bar chair) parading slowly by me on Las Ramblas.