Ok, so I do not think the actual “title” of this fair was the “Hippy Festival” but it will have to do. I think the fair had something to do with Earth Day…regardless, it was a very enjoyable experience which I will never forget.
The fair took place around Arc de Triumf and the Ciutadella Park. The place was packed with people and numerous vendors of all shapes and sizes (although, I must stress the point that many of the individuals tended to resemble “hippies” because of their clothing style and ever flowing dreadlock hairstyles). Anyway, it seemed that the festival was something that the locals truly look forward to every year because both Ciutadella Park and Arc de Triumf were packed with people. You could see people just lying out in the park getting a tan, families having a nice picnic in the shade, and tourists/locals alike buying some local products from the numerous vendors. I think one of the coolest things about this festival was the fact that there was such a diverse selection of things that you could buy at this festival; to keep the list rather short, we shall just say that the things offered ranged from fresh goat cheese [being sold by some local farmers] to getting a 15 minute massage from a person standing on top of your body…In addition to this selection, there were numerous food stands which gladly satisfied the local patrons’ hunger and exposed them to foods from Cuba, Morocco, Brazil, and many others.
Although this sort of thing is not uncommon back in the States, this fair had a unique Barcelona flair. Being able to participate in this sort of festival also provided a nice look at the Barcelona [laid-back/enjoy life] mentality; the few hours that I spent here proved that the local populace truly knows how to enjoy life. Just looking at each of them should that at that particular moment, none of them had a care in the world. All of them were simply enjoying the beautiful weather with their friends/family/loved ones and just “taking it all in.” It is this sort of mentality that I hope to bring back to the USA. Although we do have these sort of fairs, they are certainly not leisurely activities; rather, people go to these fairs, buy what they want to buy, eat what they want to eat, and then just leave. It is this sort of mentality that leads me to believe that the people in the US don’t truly appreciate what life has to offer – they rarely take the time to appreciate life. This is why this seemingly simple/basic fair had such an important impact on me – it further proved that the people here truly appreciate life…
The fair took place around Arc de Triumf and the Ciutadella Park. The place was packed with people and numerous vendors of all shapes and sizes (although, I must stress the point that many of the individuals tended to resemble “hippies” because of their clothing style and ever flowing dreadlock hairstyles). Anyway, it seemed that the festival was something that the locals truly look forward to every year because both Ciutadella Park and Arc de Triumf were packed with people. You could see people just lying out in the park getting a tan, families having a nice picnic in the shade, and tourists/locals alike buying some local products from the numerous vendors. I think one of the coolest things about this festival was the fact that there was such a diverse selection of things that you could buy at this festival; to keep the list rather short, we shall just say that the things offered ranged from fresh goat cheese [being sold by some local farmers] to getting a 15 minute massage from a person standing on top of your body…In addition to this selection, there were numerous food stands which gladly satisfied the local patrons’ hunger and exposed them to foods from Cuba, Morocco, Brazil, and many others.
Although this sort of thing is not uncommon back in the States, this fair had a unique Barcelona flair. Being able to participate in this sort of festival also provided a nice look at the Barcelona [laid-back/enjoy life] mentality; the few hours that I spent here proved that the local populace truly knows how to enjoy life. Just looking at each of them should that at that particular moment, none of them had a care in the world. All of them were simply enjoying the beautiful weather with their friends/family/loved ones and just “taking it all in.” It is this sort of mentality that I hope to bring back to the USA. Although we do have these sort of fairs, they are certainly not leisurely activities; rather, people go to these fairs, buy what they want to buy, eat what they want to eat, and then just leave. It is this sort of mentality that leads me to believe that the people in the US don’t truly appreciate what life has to offer – they rarely take the time to appreciate life. This is why this seemingly simple/basic fair had such an important impact on me – it further proved that the people here truly appreciate life…
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