Gato de Botero

Meh. or is it meow? Na, deff meh. Ok, maybe it’s more like an A-​OK.
So I found this chubby kitty while searching for landmarks on my Unilocal app and added it to our itinerary. On day 3 in Barcelona s/​he was on the way to the hotel so we made a slight detour and passed by to pay it a visit.
Got lost trying to find it. D’oh! The maps weren’t too accurate and it kept taking us to a museum. Just half a block away we finally saw those perky ears and walked over. The area felt a little shady. Ok, it felt really shady. As soon as we walked into the plaza area off a side street some guy approached us super aggressively asking for money. Then there were various other shady characters hanging around. It was day time so it didn’t feel that unsafe, just… shady.
Cool cat. Fat cat. Some people have carved/​written their names on the cat, which is kind of shitty… but overall it’s a nice photo op. Made by the famous artist Botero, this cat is in his usual style — which appreciates and accentuates curves. Drop in for a pic, and keep it moving.

Random giant cat statue in the middle of Rambla del Raval.
Why, you ask? I think you mean — why not?