It wouldn't do to hide your eyes here. You see someone. They see you. You look straight into their eyes. They look straight into yours. You understand everything about them. They understand everything about you. You keep on walking your way. They keep on walking theirs. Probably, that is why Barcelona, more than two thousand years pierced with these glances, is so impressive.
Barcelona is an open place. As any port it's open to all new and strange. Because all new comes from the sea and goes away by the sea. It accepts everything that the tide would leave. It's never surprised by anything. It looks straight into one's eyes for everyone's equal before the sea – the biggest thing in the world.