DCDayTripper: September 2015

30 September 2015 ~ Tarantos

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As part of the Tapas and Wine Tour in Barcelona, I was also able to attend a Flamenco Dance at Tarantos.

As a warm up introduction, we were treated to just the musicians. The cross-styles of Spanish and Arabic music stood out.

Enjoy the short videos I took!

https://youtu.be/mSNlx-yOsA4

https://youtu.be/tx1YTAqXhiw

https://youtu.be/8awJCnXSKpk

28 September 2015 ~ Dali Museum

Listening to: Gary Clark Jr. ~ Catfish Blues

We booked a full day trip to go to the town of Figueres, the hometown and now museum place of Salvador Dali. The morning was allocated to the museum.

Dali had his first art show here at the age of 15.

Not all of the art is on display here, as there are also museums in Paris and Florida.

He is also buried here.

This car was used by him and his wife to drive in private to a church to get married (they previously had been wed in a civil ceremony, but later in life became religious). The car has 2 mannequins inside representing them, and the car "cries" inside, to represent the tears falling from heaven to represent their love. Or so the guide told us. I think there are other interpretations on the internet.

The afternoon was spent in the seaside city of Cadaques, where Dali spent his summers growing up and in later years. There is only one road in or otherwise accessible by boat.

This rock in the harbor is represented in many of Dali's paintings and sculptures.

We had lunch at a seaside restaurant enjoying the view. I had scampi. Although not a typical choice for me, I wanted to try a traditional seafood dish.

23 September 2015 ~ Tapas Walking Tour

Listening to: Kenny Wayne Shepard ~ Woke Up This Morning

Whew! This has been a crazy month, so sorry for the delay in postings. I just returned from a vacation in Peru, but before we get to that, let me finish up some of the Barcelona adventures.

After the yacht trip, a group of us got together for a wine & tapas walking tour. Our first stop was Euskal Taberra.

There are so many options to choose from, but the tour ticket only included two samples.

I selected an olive/anchovy skewer and a roasted pepper bread.

Everyone is enjoying themselves at our first stop.

Next we headed to Pork.

The place mats showed various cuts of meat.

We learned here how to make fresh bruschetta. Roast some bread slices, take a garlic glove and rub that on the bread, then take a fresh tomato and rub it on the bread, drizzle with some olive oil and sea salt. Delicious! Here are my friends sampling the bread along with some Spanish ham and wine.