known for its lack of English.
Surprisingly though, they don’t
speak Spanish here as well!
Their language is Catalan, which
shares common roots with
Spanish. In fact, Barcelona is
one of four Catalan cities, and
is an autonomous community
within Spain, which is easily
recognizable by all the Catalan
flags flying throughout the city.
The breathtaking beauty of
Barcelona is apparent, whether
it is regarded from the colorful
sunsets at Barcelona’s harbor,
while shopping in the middle of
bustling La Rambla, or admired
from the imposing architecture
of Sagrada Familia Church.
Visiting Barcelona on an
autumn day, we hope that the
sun will greet us and that the
weather will be much more
beautiful than Paris, where we
have been living. My friend
claims that the weather in
Barcelona is quite similar to
Vietnam’s, and that it rarely
rains in autumn. However,
Barcelona greets us with rain
showers, not too heavy but
enough to dampen our forecast
and eager W