Blogs from Figueres, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe - page 2

It is great to escape the City and get into the country to see the more natural side of Spain. I do find it very unique and wonderful and throw in the Mediterranean and it is very special indeed. Language…a mile a minute I would like to retract any complaint I have ever made about the French speaking too fast…the Spanish put them to shame! It is almost comical to listen to news casts or conversations and trhe spead with whcih they seem to converse. It truly is amazing! However, it is discouraging when trying to understand a new language to not hear any familiar words…when listening to the Spanish speak (Catalan or Spanish) it is disheartening to even try to learn the language when you hear the speed with which they speak! That is a ... read more

We had been watching the skydivers for a few days from the campsite, so decided to investigate. Rode our bikes over to the aerodrome. It was quite busy, lots of young dudes with jumpsuits and cool shades. We waited for the next plane to take off and settled on the small stadium seating area. We looked around and wondered where they would land. There seemed to be a large, blue airbed type thing over in the distance. Perhaps they landed there?! A guy with a walkie talkie seemed to be in contact with the plane. He heard us talking and as he was English he started up a conversation with the children. He said he would give us a two minute warning until landing time. We gazed up at the sky but still no sign of ... read more

med Staind er et helt vildt daarligt nummer. Men det er ikke desto mindre sandt, at det er lang tid siden, vi har opdateret bloggen. Der er sket en del siden sidst, og det er svaert at redegoere for det hele. Efter Wien tog vi til Budapest og tjekkede ind paa vores Hostel Carpe Noctem. Vi blev modtaget af en fyr ved navn Cowboy Joe (han var helt serioest cowboy i virkeligheden og havde bare et job i et par maaneder paa hostelet). Han var kun ifoert undertoej, og hele attituden paa hostelet var i det hele taget ret langt fra, hvad vi har oplevet indtil videre paa de noget stoerre hostels vi har boet paa. Staff'et var helt vildt venligt, og gode til at give tips og tricks om byen, tage folk ud til hyggelige ... read more

"Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy - the joy of being Salvador Dalí - and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things this Salvador Dalí is going to accomplish today?" - Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí'' We set off for a day trip to Figueres today. Figueres is famous for being the birthplace of the artist Salvador Dali and the main tourist attraction is the museum, designed by Dali himself, which houses a vast collection of his work. In addition to paintings from all decades of his career it also houses numerous sculptures, collages and tapestries as well as the bizarre living room which when viewed from above looks like the face of the American actress Mae West. The museum was, well, there is no other word for it... surreal. The ... read more

Yesterday we took a day trip up to Figueres to the place where Salvador Dali was born, where he died in 1989, and also where his museum was built in 1974. He was quite an intelligent, eccentric, and egotistical man(slash)aristic genious. He was quite proud and a bit arrogant about his accomplishments. I love this quote,by Salvador Dali himself... "Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali." or another one..."I don't do drugs - I am drugs." Well looking at some of his art you would think he did take drugs though. But, he allowed much of the subconcious thoughts come through in his art. His biggest inspiration was Gala, his lover and later wife. She is in many of his paintings and he was quite obsessed ... read more