Barcelona - Montjuic, Miro, and The Magic Fountain

We found it difficult to get up early this morning and instead changed our plans to accommodate our energy level. We had cappuccino and baguettes for breakfast before setting off to Montjuic: The Mount of The Jews; or possibly ‘juic’ may refer to a derivative of ‘Jupiter’. Montjuic is visible from almost everywhere in Barcelona, seemingly guarding the city. In actuality, the mountain functioned as a fortress for centuries. We took the Metro which culminated with a funicular train that tunneled through the mountain at a sharp angle dropping us near the summit. From there we visited the Joan Miro Museum (click on English version of link). The art of Miro is simplistic, joyful, evocative, and enlightening. I was incredibly happy just being surrounded by these works.
Next we visited the magnificent Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, a palace dominating Montjuic and proudly overlooking the whole city:

Twilight brought about the most delightful show of lights, and dancing fountains synchronized with stirring music at the Magic Fountain. We returned to the El Born district for dinner and some experiments with hand-held night photography (3200 ISO) in the back streets of the area. We ate cod baked with brie and a vegetarian pasta made from local organic vegetables.
A full day! We have been eating well but generally lightly. We have been walking all over the city. We are enthusiastic about all the glories of this surprising, creative, sunny, colorful, international city.