Germany week 34 Barcelona day 3

Germany week 34 Barcelona day 3
Hello all
Today we did the hop on bus again so we started by hopping off at the palace-- see below.  Last night when we saw the fountain show.  At night the fountains do a water show.  It is spectacular.  We decided to get off there and then at a market and then went went to the cable car rides.  I am always nervous about the heights but I sat with my back to the down and only looked up and that seemed to help.  We went up to a great fort from the Spanish American war.  They had an archery area set up and gardens and the fort itself was wonderful.  They had cannons pointed to sea.  Gregg said they were aiming for whatever came from the sea to threaten Barcelona.  We have a couple of shots on the cannons.  We ate at a little outdoor cafe there and it seems that when you eat at a fort it is a bit more reasonable than at the king's palace.  We got a bit more food and it didn't cost 80 dollars. LOL A few other things I learned is that a lot of Barcelona used to be separate -there were lots of little suburbs type residential areas and they started incorportating them a couple of decades ago which is why now Barcelona is so large.  Another thing is that before the 1990s and the Olympics the rich people lived inland-- as a matter of fact the further from the coast you lived the more affluent you were thought to be, but that all changed with the Olympics of 92.  Oh if only we had invested in coastal land in the 80s  I can never hit that just right.  LOL
We went back to the beach, it was a beautiful day.  There was even a topless sunbather which Gregg said she shouldn't have been sunbathing.  Isn't that the way it aways is?  LOL
He went back to the casino and won at blackjack so he was happy.  I sat out on the Beach area and just soaked up the sun.
With that I will close.
Hugs from Germany via Barcelona
Susan