We spent some time at the Plaça de la Seu, right outside the Barcelona Cathedral. It is often referred to as the “soul of Barcelona,” and I could see why. It is open, bright, and full of life. Locals were meeting up for coffee at the tavernas, street musicians were set up near the steps entertaining a crowd, artists sketched portraits for passersby, tourists gathered around their tour leaders while taking pictures, and pigeons fluttered across the paved stones as children tri