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n Spain, bullfighting is a legally pro-
a nice respite from the summer sun.
I tected part of the country’s cultural
We hop on an escalator that takes us up past a series of wa-
heritage, though one that faces growing
terfalls to the terrace of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
opposition. While the last bullfight in Bar- schedule). Even during the day, the mist and shade trees make
celona took place in 2011, you can experi- You can join the crowds sitting on the steps in front of the art
ence a part of that history with a visit to museum, originally the 1929 exhibition’s National Palace, for
Las Arenas de Barcelona, only a few stops sweeping views of the city.
on the Barcelona Metro from the conven-
It’s here that I realize just how massive Gaudí’s Sagrada
֛ٙցૉઆ̙˸ᝈሧՑৣΥࠪ ྌٙɓఙᙲᅂ࢝ٙක࿇όfҢ इඤ̵ԭႧจމ˜Ꮂ™ٙ੹
tion site. The bullring opened in 1900 and Família really is. It’s otherworldly as it rises out of the patch-
ᆀၚːᇜરٙ˥ႀ€̙Їᇞɪ ࡁԸՑவ༁݊މə᜗᜕̤ɓධ Ѝ৵ᒄд˦႖႗fШҢ௰ః
saw its last fight in 1977, standing empty work of buildings below. The church was built to be slightly
Гफ˫ෂ୕ la hora del vermut
shorter than Montjuïc, and none of Barcelona’s other buildings
ݟ༔௰อٙ˚೻ڌfуک݊ for years before being restored as a shop- ᛇٙ௅ʱdۆ݊З׵ɪ˙ٙᚣ
are taller than the church.
ping center. Today, you will find dozens of
ίͣ˂dᄝݰٙ˥ᗯၾቈᇵዓ ―― ᎛ۃٙ˜߮ЎৢࣛΈ™f ̨ɪdɓࢭऎஊிۨeЍ੹౴
shops, a cinema, and places to indulge in We continue meandering through the
˝ɰ౤ԶəჃᕎࢀ˚डජٙഒ ᒱ್Ңఀ߮Ўৢ€ɓ၇̋ड໧ ᙴٙ৵ᒄдڀጌڗಉd႒⟣ఖ
food and drinks. park until we reach the springboard div-
Գᒒ౼ఙהf “Maybe we don’t like nowadays the ᔎഹᄿఙٙᗙᇝf৷ୋ೯౮ə ing pools from the Barcelona Olympics;
ൃৢٙ຾᜕ස
Gaudí’s Sagrada Família
bullring, the bulls, and all of that,” says
is otherworldly as it rises
Ңࡁภ࠱˓ 高第設計的聖家堂從下 ࠢ׵Ъމሜৢٙ வ၇͟ຟௗନאޚᆨܳટϾϓ at the time, the site was immortalized in
Laia Marín, a member of the Rotary numerous photos of Olympians diving
out of the patchwork
ҧ૒Σɪd߈ཀᓬ 方如拼布般的建築群中 ਿৢdШίГफ ٙ৵ᒄдࠬࣸd၈މ˜ຟନܳ
Club of Barcelona and an architect who here with the skyline in the background.
of buildings below.
worked on the restoration project, “but it
໊̺dԸՑ̋इඤ 昂然矗立，展現出一種 ˫d̴݊Ъމዹ ൨™€trencadísdவΝࣛɰ݊ Today, the space has been converted into
was our culture and our history.”
̵ԭ਷࢕ᖵஔ௹ي 不似凡間的氛圍。 ͭٙභࣘԸԮ͜ 2027 ϋ਷ყҧቃϋึᅺႦٙ an open-air restaurant, Salts Montjuïc,
᎜ (Museu Nacional While bullfighting is in Barcelona’s ᜳชԸ๕f and from our table, we enjoy yet more
ٙ ―― ̋Ώ෯e
past, Marín says that they are working to spectacular views of this magnificent city.
d’Art de Catalunya) ٙᚣ̨f ͣ߮Ўৢאߎ߮Ўৢѩ̙ ―― ຅Ңίӊɓࡈᔷԉ೯̈ᜓ
Albert Torras, my Gothic Quarter tour guide, joins us, looking
bring other traditions to the Rotary Con-
dapper in preparation for the opening of a photography exhibit
ЪމකߞৢdԨภৣɓԬʃ
આ̙˸̋ɝɛ໊dѬίவࢭᖵ vention come June. “We are planning a ྖࣛ€ഁ༑ছٙͩி৷ݖ዗l
he helped organize. We’re here to partake in another Spanish tra-
very cultural convention, where, if Rotar-
ஔ௹ي᎜€௰ڋމ 1929 ϋ˰ Φfښז౶කِ३Ⴍj˜ஷ੬ ޶ৎԸ᙮׵ጟ؈܊˰ޢٙג
ians come here, it’s easy to get the expe- dition, la hora del vermut: the pre-meal “vermouth hour.” While
௹ึٙ਷࢕᎜ۃ̨ࠦٙච ݊ίʹ᎛ۃdאૉ᎛ۃdא٫ ܊ldҢਪ৵ϖཤဧᗫ׵ˋ
rience of the Catalan culture,” she says.
my experience drinking vermouth, a fortified wine, is limited
to a cocktail mixer, in Spain it’s served as its own drink — on
ɪdਗ਼዆ࢭ̹۬ٙΌ౻းϗ Marín, who joined the Rotary Club of ෦ඤॶɛ࿁৷ୋٙ޶جj˼ࡁ
຅Ы፴Ըࣛfא΂Оઆซఀٙ
the rocks, white or red — as an aperitif along with something to
଻ֵf Barcelona in 2013 after spending time ݊ॆٙఃᛇவɓʲdᒔ݊ʊ຾
ࣛࡉf™
as a Rotaractor, went to her first Rotary nibble on. “It’s typically before lunch, or before dinner, or when
͍݊ίவ༁dҢʑᜓᙂ ίࠠอၾۃɓ˂ٙҧڡ ྏ࠷əΪ˼Ͼ̈Τk˼ΣҢڭ
you wake up,” Torras jokes. “When you want.”
Convention in 2019 when it was held in
I pause
ٟ؃ʾԭዝд౶‧৵ϖཤဧึed
৷ୋணࠇ໋ٙ࢕ੀӺ௞Ϟεჿ Hamburg, Germany. There, she enjoy ᗇd˼ٙᖵஔ݊வࢭ̹۬Ԓʱto catch my breath at my hotel before meeting back
up with Aleix Martorell, one of my Rotaract friends from the
learning about everything going on in
ٙ҃ਃ̶ɽf຅̴੽ɨ˙νܳ ΥۃdҢ΋Ϋඵֳ೹Ъఁࢹf ႩΝʕ฽աᛇڎٙɓ௅ʱf˼
Rotary beyond her club. “When you are previous day. This time, we’re heading for Park Güell, a Gaudí-
̺ছٙܔጘ໊ʕ׻್ᜥͭࣛd வɓϣdҢࡁࠅۃֻ۲ဧʮ෤ Ⴍj ˜ɛࡁชՑೌˢІႴf™
in an international convention,” she says, designed public space with more panoramic views of the city.
(Park Güell)dவ݊ɓࡈ͟৷ୋ
࢝ତ̈ɓ၇ʔЧɭගٙ؟ఖf “you see what is working.” ර׾ක֐ࠥᑗdҢࡁۃ
Eusebi Güell, a longtime patron of Gaudí’s, commissioned the
artist to design a housing development for wealthy families.
ணࠇٙʮ΍٤ගdኹϞһε࠶
வࢭ઺ੀίܔிࣛ஗Սจணࠇ Marín takes me up to the arena’s roof- ֻ௟ᅽৢы Topedڌࠦɪ݊
The venture proved to be unviable, however, and only two of
top, where you will find 360-degree pan-
੻ˢႆˈԱдʆ೹ພɓԬdϾ ᐚ̹۬ٙΌ౻ൖ௉fᆄ෦ˢ‧ މəשᙲໝ˚ቱฯʕ̹ٙ۬౻
oramas of the city, along with restaurants the envisioned 60 houses were built. Gaudí lived in the show
۲ဧ (Eusebi Güell) ݊৷ୋٙ
ˋ෦ඤॶӚϞ΂Оܔጘˢவࢭ where you can linger and savor the sights. ᝈʿቌڐٙර͘Җًٙ໤ݾԢ
house with his father and niece, and after Güell died, the city
purchased the park.
ڗಂᗎпɛd˼ಀ։ৄவЗᖵ
઺ੀһ৷f It is, explains Marín, a favorite place to ԭ౶෫ (Torre Glòries)dவࢭ
bring visiting Rotarians for dinner. “You
That’s lucky for us, because what remains looks like it could
Ңࡁᘱᚃίʮ෤༁ဘ ஔ࢕ணࠇɓࢭႴσИσਜf್ ᅙ˂ɽᅽίցૉึᓃڥᆪᐓٙ
can see the sunset, you can see Montjuïc, come straight out of a Disney movie. The most photographed
ӉdٜՑת༺ 1992 ϋˋ෦ඤ Ͼdவධਠุක೯஗ᗇ׼ʔ̙ ዱΈfࠪᆀࠠЭࠪඤඤ࿧Ꮨd
all of that,” she says.
landmark in the park is a mosaic salamander known as El Drac
ॶෳ༶ٙ༪˥ϫi຅ϋdෳ༶ That’s where we’re headed next: ɓЕЕዱΈ๫ڥə᎛ࣲf݊ࣛ
(“the dragon” in Catalan), halfway up a double staircase at the
Бdཫࠇጳܔٙ 60 ಊג܊ʕ
Montjuïc, or “Jewish Mountain,” so main entrance. But my favorite part, on the terrace above, is a
፯˓ίவ༁༪˥eߠ౻ᛖഹ ௰୞සҁϓəՇಊf৷ୋၾ˨ ࡉᑘ؎ᛇᅅdމίˋ෦ඤॶٙ
named for a Jewish cemetery that stood colorful mosaic-tiled bench in the shape of a sea serpent that
̹۬˂ყᇞٙ๫˪ᜫϤή͑ ፋʿ̮ೣɾಀИίՉʕٙᅵۜ ɦɓ˂৻؎dމவࢭ݅ߕλɦ
snakes along the plaza’s edge. Gaudí popularized this style of
on the hill in the medieval era. There’s
܊༁dί۲ဧ̘˰ܝdִ̹݁
ۧʔϟfνʦdவࡈ٤ගʊ also a massive forested urban park that փˌ̹ٙ۬৻؎f mosaic, made of broken ceramics or glass, known as trencadís
was developed as the site of the 1929
஗ҷிϓɓ࢕ᚣ˂᎛ᝂ Salts ൯ɨəவࢭʮ෤f (and the inspiration for the logo of the 2027 Rotary Convention).
International Exhibition and later reno-
As I ooh and ahh at every turn (Fairytale-like stone viaducts!
MontjuïcdѬίҢࡁٙ᎛ࣲd வ࿁ҢࡁԸႭॆ݊୽ɽ Houses that look like they belong in Candy Land!), I ask Mar-
vated for the 1992 Olympics. Today, as
ֱٙ༶dΪމνʦवπɨԸٙ
ҢࡁΎϣԮաഹவࢭਃɽ̹۬ you wind through its paths, you’ll find torell how people in Barcelona feel about Gaudí: Do they like
ٙഒߕѯᘆ౻ߧf sports venues, museums, gardens, and all of this, or are they sick of being known for him? He assures
ɓʲd޶ৎԸఱ྅ٜ݊ટ੽ࠔ
Montjuïc Castle.
ԭЬत‧ښז౶ ―― Ң From Las Arenas, we walk from the 註冊 me that the art is a welcome part of the city’s identity. “People
ɻ̵ཥᅂ༁ᔲ̈Ըٙɓᅵfʮ
are very proud,” he says.
Registration
෤༁஗שᙲ௰εϣٙήᅺd݊
Dusk begins to fall, and we head to the rooftop bar Tope,
ʘۃٙࡩᅃਜኬᚎࡰ ―― ɰ roundabout at Plaça Espanya and along 年會報名將於 9 月正式開放。
opens in
a street lined with fountains until we
September.
̋ɝҢࡁٙБΐd˼߈Ꮦ੻޴ З׵˴ɝɹᕐᅽ૒ɪս̒༩e 欲瞭解詳情，請至 ostensibly for sunset photos of the cityscape and the neighbor-
reach Font Màgica de Montjuïc, an enor- For details, ing pickle-shaped Torre Glòries, a skyscraper that lights up at
຅ϽӺd͍๟௪ਞ̋˼՘пഄ ஗၈މ˜Ꮂ™€El Dracd̋
night. Music thumps and a string of lights illuminates the tables.
mous “magic fountain” where you can convention.rotary.org。
visit
see choreographed light shows on select convention. It’s time for a toast, to another day in Barcelona, to a city that’s
evenings (check online for the current rotary.org. both fantastic and fantastical.
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