Day Fifty-Five: Paella, Tibidabo, And A Soylent Snack

8/9/15, 11:20 PM CET

If you asked me what a "Tibidabo" is prior to today, I would have thought it was a kind of Japanese snack, or a Filipino meat covered in vinegar and soy sauce. But nope, neither are correct. Tibidabo is actually the name of a HUGE amusement park, situated at the top of one of Barcelona's mountains.

Pretty, huh?

This place is AMAZING. They had some pretty awesome rides, including this little spinning plane ride that goes OVER THE MOUNTAINSIDE. You can see it on the right side of the picture above. 

They also had a Ferris Wheel...

Wonder if it ever takes a day off.

And, strangely, the entire thing was right next to a very large church called the Sagrat Cor, or the Sacred Heart.

The big thing on the left.

Later on in the day, we also tasted a Spanish staple: paella! Essentially, it's fried rice mixed with sauce and a BUNCH of seafood, and it is DELICIOUS.

It took 20 minutes to prepare, which sounds like a long time until you actually see it:

The rice is hidden beneath the layer of sauce around the seafood.

Yes, it was the most amazing thing I've eaten. The bowl that it came on was MASSIVE, but my entire family still managed to finish it.

Well, most of it, at least.

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We also visited Park Guell today. It's a relatively large park, with some more nice architecture from the very creative Antoni Gaudi, which you saw in yesterday's post. Here's a few pictures that I grabbed!

I especially loved the look of that tower over there, so of course...

Golden Hour Joby looks amazing. Or it might be incorrect white balance
Joby, I'm not sure.

And to end today, here's a pretty disturbing candy bar that I found in a shop on the way home.

Manufacutured by the Soylent Corporation, Philippines Division.

RFotD: Filipinos also come in milk and dark chocolate flavors. Allegedly, they are named because they have a brown outer layer and a white inner layer.