Today we went to
a park up near the University of Barcelona Mundet Campus. Why is this park famous? It is the oldest park in Barcelona dating
back to the 18th century and is entirely Greek themed. The park is essentially a large garden with
winding paths and tons of ponds, flowers, and hidden nooks and crannies full of
old Greek statues hundreds of years old.
You may call it a fish tale, but some of the coy in the ponds were
easily two feet long.
The highlight of
the garden, the main reason why it is so famous, is the Horta Labyrinth at its
center. It is ringed by more Greek
statues and has a statue of Eros at the center.
You know in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when he is in the maze
at the final challenge of the Triwizard Tournament? That’s what this labyrinth looked like: large
hedges that you couldn’t see over that wound their way towards a central
destination. (Thankfully there were no magical/scary animals and we were not teleported anywhere.) It even had a raised patio
on the edge so that you could go and watch the other people getting lost. We thought it was a blast! The gardens were nice too, but the Labyrinth
clearly took the cake.
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