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Day 2 in Barcelona, we started off by heading down the the Archaeology Museum, which has so many cool historical items that date back to Prehistoric Times. The museum covers the history of the Iberian peninsula through Greek and Roman conquest, and modern Catalan/Spanish history, and also has on display two of my favorite things: Siege Weapons! The single framed Couillard, split buckets allow this to miss hitting the frame. The classic old reliable, double A-framed trebuchet. After the museum visit, we went back over to the Gothic Quarter to see a few things that closed early the day before, and then headed towards La Segrada Familia, or the most beautiful building I've ever seen. After having been to the Gaudí exhibit and learning his way of workmanship and his approach to building this cathedral, it truly shows how dedicated his life was to this work. The stained glass is otherworldly, his approach of using rippled glass (much like dropping a rock into water) allow...