Today is a holiday in Catalunya. On Sept. 11th the Catalans commemorate the day they were defeated in the Spanish War of Succession and therefore lost their independence and became part of Spain. It is actually quite amazing that the independence movement is able to gather so much support. When we came home we saw some of the pictures on the news. This year is actually the 300 year anniversary of the fall of Catalunya in 1714 so it was supposed to be an extra special protest. Thousands of people lined Diagonal and Gran Via dressed in red and yellow shirts to form a giant human V. It think that it is supposed to be a reminder for people to go out and vote for independence. Here is a link if you would like to see pictures of today's protest:
http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20140910/54415849103/imagenes-diada-de-catalunya.html
We did not participate in any of the protests, but instead headed to Sitges with friends and enjoyed a day on the beach.
Last year we actually got stuck on Diagonal (the main street that crosses Barcelona) because of the human chain across Catalunya protest of Sept. 11 2013. Here are a few pictures we took that day.
