kyla
<font color=royalblue>Have Lanyard Will Travel<br>
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RE: Magic fountain meeting place
I have had some great responses from the ? in cruise critic
you walk past the two brick towers near the exposition center ( i think it's called Avegnuda - "Avenue in English" - Reina M. Cristina) towards the Palau Nacional museum (which will be lit up at night-possibly with moving colored "laser lights" behind it). The Font Monjuic (Magic Fountains) is located up a staircase which can also be reached using a set of escalators that cross the street. That will be the major attraction in the area so most crowds will be heading towards it.
As for a meeting place, you can choose one of the two aforementioned towers - pick either the left or right one (facing away from the statue which is directly on the mini traffic circle on Plaza Espanya) because with the crowds you may not see each other - or you can send a scout over to the other tower periodically to locate your group.
There are lots of cafes and restaurants in the area. Ave Paral-lel has several restaurants and taparias that have outdoor seating. Friday and Saturday nights are definitely busier since most Europeans stay up very late. We had dinner at several restaurants but did not sit at the outdoor cafes because of the cigarette smoke.
In response to Ms Understood, the Font Motjuic is similar to a small-scale water show at Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel complete with lights and music. I believe it is similar to a water show at Victoria's Butchart Gardens (if memory serves). Lots of families as well as tourists enjoy this free, outdoor activity. We stayed at a nearby hotel so we watched the show on both Saturday and Sunday night.
No need of locals with such a good information!!
The only thing to point is thet you can reach Plaza Espanya by red and also green metro line and many buses too.
I was also thincking on the towers to meet. They are a reproduction of the Venitian tower.
This is a picture of the towers
Should we meet next to the tower on the right as we are walking up to it?
Can we get this posted on page 1 so I can find it again?
I thought that if anyone had or was able to get those glow in the dark necklaces ( the cheap kind that goes out after about 10 hours)- it would be a really way to spot each other. Its the kind you bend to activate. They have them in party stores and dollar stores. Just a thought !!! 
