Date with Dalí

Some time in early June, I went on a date with Dalí.

Okay, I lie. It wasn’t a date, and it wasn’t just the two of us. Donna and I visited the towns of Figueres and Cadaqués, where Dalí spent some of his life and where museums in his honor now remain.

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[1] When we first arrived in Figueres, it wasn’t so easy finding a map of the city. We’d follow signs leading in one direction, only to have lost them somewhere along the way. So this funny little reflection is located in the center of the city, just down the hill from the Teatre-Museu Dalí (Dalí Theater and Museum).

[2] He had an odd obsession with eggs. This is part of the front of the Dalí Theater and Museum, which he actually had a hand in designing and placing his work. It is supposedly a symbol of hope and love.

[3] Dalí is actually buried within the Theater and Museum! I had no idea when I visited, but I just read some info on his Wiki page. Nifty!

[4] and [5] These two are inside the museum. So strange. You had to get in line to go up these stairs to look through a magnifying glass to see the first image. It’s supposed to be Mae West. Don’t you see her? In the second, I’m flying out of the mouth at the top of the stairs!

[6] This was taken at the top of the stairs in the Jewels of Dalí exhibit next to the Theater and Museum. The highlight of this exhibit is a jeweled heart that keeps on beating! A little creepy, and I was able to take a video of it.

[7] and [8] More eggs! These were taken in Cadaqués at Dalí’s home. This trip was a little out of the way due to the time constraint of the bus schedule. Basically, we got off the bus, ran up the hill to see the house, and then hurried back down to the bus stop. What a rush!

It was mostly a day of bus and train rides. Worth it, in my opinion, seeing as how he’s one of my favorite artists. He was such a strange man with a famous mustache and crazy eyes. One day, I wish to find a man as devoted as he was to his wife, Gala. Perhaps slightly less crazy.

The rest of the photos with Dalí are: here!

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