Dinner (Tapas) Time!

Well much time has elapsed since the Village. We finished our tour and then came out of the park and walked down the remainder of the hill to Placa de Espanya, which is where the closest Metro station is. On the way down, we walked past the exhibition center. It is huge. We had noticed it on our walk down the hill and had speculated what it was. There is an auto show going on right now. Since Karen is in the market, we might have to pay admission and look at the cars. From the outside, it looks like the automakers are spending the bucks to make it impressive.
We headed down to the Metro. We already had our ticket, but this was to be our first true use of the system and we were taking the red line (line 1) to the yellow line (line 4) to get home. The system is extensive and appears well run, with signs everywhere telling you the time of arrival for the next train, maps of the system. Even on the train, they have lit-up indicators which tell you the stops the train has been to, and blicking light to indicate the next stop. Very nice. The trains themselves, however, are dated. Looks like Barcelona will have to spend some bucks updating the trains and the physical plant.
Back in Barceloneta, we popped out of the Metro station just couple of blocks from our condo. We headed back to the room to get washed up and changed for dinner. We had our minds on this place, a picturesque Tapas place right on the Marina, actually much of which is on a moored boat. We ordered three tapas, ham & cheese poppers (excellent), tomato and cheese on bread (ok - little too mild) and anchiove stuffed olives (all for Ralph, and very good I must say). No sangria, yet, but we will have to try one meal.
It's another beautiful night, and after our small plates, we will have to go for giant gelatto! Gotta manage those calories. The pier is alive with life. All the stuff we read about no where to eat until after 10pm seems not to apply to this area, as it is very much geared toward tourists.