Currently on a train from Barcelona to Madrid. We spent four days in Barcelona and did not get the Super Soaker treatment. There are so many tourists there, I understand their frustration. A lot of the tourists are tied to the cruise industry. What sucks about that is that I think “cruisers” want all the amenities of home and aren’t necessarily interested in experiencing the local culture. We saw Burger Kings, Taco Bell, Five Guys, McDonalds, KFC, and a Popeyes. And they weren’t in non-tourist areas. There little signs everywhere that the local culture is bending knee to the almighty $/€. I don’t understand why people want to visit a place that they want to be like where the came from.