Girona, Spain
I don’t have a lot to say. I stayed here on my way out of town so I wouldn’t miss my plane, and overall the layout of the city was confusing to me, and there was construction everywhere. Girona is generally modern, but with a semi-interesting old Jewish quarter and what looked like old […]
Cadaqués (and Port Lligat), Spain
In Cadaqués, I enjoyed the water, the sun, the rocks, and more Dalí, including a museum that was currently exhibiting photos of him, and the Casa Dalí in nearby Port Lligat, which I’m told is one of the best preserved and most interesting artists’ houses in Europe. You had to make […]
Figueres, Spain
From Pals, one of my first “students” (who, amazingly, never actually studied English)–Enriq–was kind enough to drive me to Figueres. My main reason for going was to catch the Teatro Muséo Salvador Dalí, as well as a good bus connection to a little town back on the coast but north–Cadaqués. From here on out, […]
Barcelona and Pals, Catalunya, Spain
Spain calls again… well, actually e-mails. The folks at Pueblo Inglés asked me to return to a luxury resort on the Costa Brava, and as I had been searching for a beach holiday anyway, who was I to refuse? So I spent two nights in Barcelona, mostly just running errands to […]