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| Kissing the butt of Lioness |
For something different I decided to book a tour and visit Girona and also Figueres which was the home of the Salvador Dali Museum. First up was Girona we had a short walk around the town including the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona. It was quite a feat for me to climb the stairs but I did it. Then we came across a statue of the Lioness and I decided to do the thing and kiss the butt I was able to hand someone my camera and get a shot of me doing this. Afterwards we had some free time to look around Girona and it was quite packed you could barely move. I headed back to the meeting place for the bus and got a bit lost but I made it.
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| up those stairs I go |
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| Cathedral of St Mary of Girona |
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| interesting creature in the air |
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| walk along the Onyar |
We then boarded the bus and headed to Figueres, we arrived and had a chance to look around a bit before we entered the museum. I have to admit I really did not know much about Dali. His complete name was Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech (or as my mother would say pull up two chairs) Marquis of Dali de Pubo. He was a prominent Spanish surrealist born in Figueres. Born in 1904 and burst into the art scene in 1929 and rarely left the public eye until his death in 1989. Some quotes attributed to him include "Don't do drugs I am drugs" "Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings" and "Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it. I also visited the church of St Peter where Dali was baptized the church was built in late 14th century
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| You need to look close to spot the Lincoln face |
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| this is how it actually was |
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| when you looked through the scope |
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| The glass encased 18th century sculptural group entitled Sorrows bu Ramon Amaden |
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| the chapel of the Holy Sepulcher by Frances Torres |
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