Swimming in the Surreal World of the Dali Museum

Tricia-Rose and I ended our 24-day Mediterranean adventure with two hours at the Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain. Dali was baptized in the church right next to Figueres' Theater where Dali had his first art show. Franco bombed the theater and Dali later acquired it for his Theater-Museum dedicated to himself. Dali was an exceptional artist-showman with great technical skill and a no-holds-barred approach to creativity. Dali clearly loved his wife and muse-model Gala and I think she and his art kept him from going off the deep end. I've never been a great fan of Dali's work but I decided to suspend my judgment and simply immerse myself in his fun-loving creativity.

Enjoy this sampling of Dali's wild world!

Dali's portrait of Picasso

Dali's self-portrait

Dali's prediction of WWII (unused lines of communication)

Dali's 3-D mega installation of Marilyn M?

Two Nights in the Walled City of Carcassonne

After leaving our Basque friends Christmas Morning 2016 in Vitoria, Spain, Tricia-Rose and I drove first to the Sanctuary of Lourdes, France to light candles of peace and then to Carcassonne where we spent two nights in the delightful L'Echappe Belle B&B. We were enchanted with this fortified medieval time capsule, enjoying walking the high inner walls and dining in a cosy fireside restaurant listening to a soulful Spanish guitarist.

Click any image to enlarge it. Enjoy the enchantment of Carcassonne.