Showing posts with label Portlligat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portlligat. Show all posts

Friday, 30 May 2014

Finding Dali

Saturday 24th May 2104

We awoke this morning to beautiful sunshine…blue skies, turquoise sea and just a slight breeze….absolutely beautiful! It's just the sort of weather to see this stunning area in.

We took breakfast and coffee outside, found ourselves a cosy nook out of the breeze, basked in the sun and just absorbed the awesome views. The sunlight twinkled on the water, boats of all kinds came out to play and we enjoyed the peace and tranquility of it all...

[caption id="attachment_966" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3387-001 Kitchen/diner/lounge of our apartment[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_968" align="aligncenter" width="427"]IMG_3388-001 Woodburning stove….unfortunately, you can't see the stunning view out of the window, but I will show you![/caption]

 

 

[caption id="attachment_978" align="aligncenter" width="640"]Breakfast with a view... Breakfast with a view...[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_973" align="aligncenter" width="640"]More seating with a view More seating with a view[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_970" align="aligncenter" width="640"]The view from our bedroom window The view from our bedroom window[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_984" align="aligncenter" width="640"]The view from our lounge window The view from our lounge window[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_985" align="aligncenter" width="640"]The hotel The hotel[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_982" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3401 Looks like something out of a Western movie!![/caption]

 

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[caption id="attachment_987" align="aligncenter" width="640"]The lighthouse…the hotel is to the right of this…out of sight! The lighthouse…the hotel is to the right of this…out of sight![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_989" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3412 Just absorbing the stunning views[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_983" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3402 This place is absolutely gorgeous….come if you can![/caption]

After a lazy morning drinking in the views, sun and tranquility, we wiggled our way back towards Cadeques…. we found a carpark next to the beach at Port lligat, parked up and walked over the hill into town. On our way, however we walked into Cala Dali…this is where the artist resided for some time. His house is easily recognisable as it has a couple of giant eggs and two heads on top of it!!!

[caption id="attachment_1000" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3426 See the heads on Dali's house?[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_998" align="aligncenter" width="427"]IMG_3424 For some reason this tree is growing out of a boat…must have been something to do with dali as it was right outside his house![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_996" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3422 Cala Dali[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_992" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3416 Port Lligat[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_999" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3425 The present Portlligat House-museum was Salvador Dalí’s only fixed abode from 1930, the place in which he normally lived and worked up till 1982 when, upon Gala’s death, he took up residence at Púbol Castle.[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_1003" align="aligncenter" width="428"]We saw this amazing bug…looks like a miniature humming bird…What a fab photo by BT We saw this amazing bug…looks like a miniature humming bird…What a fab photo by BT[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1005" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3437 Cadeques …as seen from a little bar where we had some lunch[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1006" align="aligncenter" width="427"]IMG_3438 This gentleman was sitting in the shade of a tree painting a view across Cadeques harbour[/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_1009" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3441 This shop had the most amazing painted pottery…a heaven for Billy…so much colour..yummy![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1010" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3443 Casa Serinyana (Sa Casa Blaua): The blue house located at the seafront, Riba des Poal. Modernist house dating back to 20th century, by Salvador Sellés I Baró.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1011" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3446 After a wander around Cadeques it was back to Portlligat for some deck chair time on the beach[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1012" align="aligncenter" width="640"]IMG_3447 We found out that there was to be a live band on in the town square at Cadeques that evening …so being fans of ACDC (kidding) we decided to go….by the time we got back to Bluebelle, all the other vans were all fast asleep…what hip young things we are!!!![/caption]

As you can see, it has been a relaxing day, but filled with many more happy memories.