At a campground near Beziers |
At an aire on the Midi Canal |
Lots of houseboats around; also lots of rain |
...recounts the retirement travels of Mark and Vicki Sherouse since 2008...in Asia and the Pacific, New Zealand, Europe, South America, and Africa, as well as the US and Canada. Our website, with much practical information, is: https://sites.google.com/site/theroadgoeseveron/.Contact us at mark.sherouse@gmail.com or vsherouse@gmail.com.
At a campground near Beziers |
At an aire on the Midi Canal |
Lots of houseboats around; also lots of rain |
Peyrepertuse |
From the carpark; we were hoping there'd be a good trail... and there was, except after centuries of use, the steps are polished like marble, and wet... |
Duihlac from Peyrepertuse tower |
Lower towers, walls, battlements, etc. |
Peyrepertuse from Queribus, some miles away... |
Queribus |
Closer up |
Across the valley, from Peyrepertuse |
In the AM, with the Mediterranean in the background |
Why we did only one of these chateaux |
Formidable mountains |
Normally I don't do double rainbows, but this one was close and brilliant |
Lots of snow |
Have to come back and see these in the summer |
Dali's copy of Rubens' copy of Michaelangelo's copy of ... |
And this one "Landlord looking in to see what the crazy painter is up to..." |
And this one is the unfinished portrait of Gala, originally designed to incorporate 1,000 mirrors... |
Ceiling of the great hall, the Ascension of Gala and Salvador into Heaven; alas, my lens couldn't get it all, but do look into his drawers... |
Tapestry of "The Persistence of Memory" |
Dali also did jewelry (what didn't he do?); these are the very famous telephone earrings |
The red heart inside actually throbs |
Grave of the artist |
Vicki on the egg bench; art appreciation is hard work |
Portrait of Picasso...the likeness is remarkable |
"Soft" self-portrait |
1947 was a good year for the Dalis, and for me |
The very, very famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln; enlarge, then stand up and start walking back away from the screen... |
Creation |
Gala, Dali's life-long muse, soul-mate, business manager, wife |
Original Sin |
The very, very, very famous Mae West installation...well, a copy; the original is in a MOMA, Chicago or NY, I can't remember |
Venus de M, with drawers |
Closer-up of the boat above the courtyard |
Vicki deep into art appreciation |
So you're walking along this street in
downtown Figueres, apartment and office
buildings on all sides, you turn a corner,
and then this--the Dali Teatro--pops out at
you
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Main tower and dome, and eggs, and statues...
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Closer up
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Yes, they are loaves of bread...a running gag, it turned out
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In the courtyard, before you even go in to
the museum, the craziness begins...
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Statue in the courtyard
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Another
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Our campsite in Barcelona, the Forum Park 'n Ride; not cheap, not quiet, but close-in and safe |
Misericord on the Barcelona Metro, seriously |
We both had read Zafon's Shadow of the Wind recently (I loved it); if I were spending more time here, I'd read more of his work and then use this handy guide to the town |
We left Barcelona in the afternoon and got as far as Figueres, staying at a supermercado that permits RVs; happy (if dead) fish at the supermercado |
Alcoholic cool aid; a liter for a euro; an important source of vitamin C |