My friend, Roisin, and I visited Barcelona this summer to experience there famous fiesta's. With its spectacular street decorations and innovative sculptures, we visited the fiesta close to Sagrada Familia. This was very handy as it was a short distance from where we stayed- at Roisin's aunty's. It was a small, traditional Spanish home above her fruit and veg shop. Streaming away from her flat, typical windy Spanish streets led to all sorts of things. Vintage and unusual shops, cafe's, parks. Generally the atmosphere felt relaxed. It was a huge contrast to the hustle and bustle of the Passeig de Gra'cia. I liked this new perspective to Barcelona. I think that this is why the Catalunya's decided to host a fiesta amongst these fine streets. This particular fiesta lasted around a week and included activities such as an outdoor cinema and traditional Spanish dancing. Each street was decorated depending on the chosen theme:
These themes included Cartoons, Moulin Rouge and make-believe characters. It was very creative and inspiring. Clearly a lot of effort was put into the decorations. The decorated streets ranged for almost a quarter of a mile in each direction. The designs were created by local youth organisations and primary schools.
There was a clear distinction between the fiesta during the day and during the night. Suddenly the street were lit with hanging lanterns and each stage was used to its upmost capacity, showing off new bands continuously. It was also packed with people, making it difficult to move but allowed us to socialise with the local people.
I feel that fiesta's are well known for the night life. But this particular fiesta included everyone. Beginning from the people who came up with the interesting themes and then, them who embellished the streets. Day-time activities included family events and loud night-time activities generally appealed to the hardcore.
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