Day 9 - Montjuïc

Sunday late morning, we headed out on the metro, then bus towards the fortress at Montjuïc. The fortress here is pretty neat, but the real attraction is the view of the city. From the castle walls, there are excellent views in each direction. You can see the beach, port, and airport to the south and southeast and the city sprawling in all directions.

We brought food for a picnic and set up for lunch part way down the trail through the park at a fountain. After lunch we found some treats at a snack stand and continued through the park. We found the three fun toys of the park. First, there are the parabolic reflectors that bounce sound from one end to another. You can whisper at one spot and hear it 100 feet away. The second item is the sounding wooden toys. There's a big stepping wooden keyboard that makes sounds when you step on them. The third item is the

We took a funicular down the rest of the way to the metro and continued to Barceloneta where we walked along the beach, stopped to rest our feet and listen to a street band.

For dinner, we ate tapas at Cerveceria Catalona, lots of great little dishes including little fried fishies (escavitoes fritos), shrimp, padrones, bread, escalivada, potatoes, sangria and three different desserts. Yumm!