A new Dawn around Europe Then the UK.

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Even outside the museum there is a lot going on.








And then you go inside.





The museum was an old Theatre severely damaged by fire but it is where Dali wanted his museum and supervised the renovations as well as the art.

 

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Stone work designed by Dali.



Fire damage still visible.


And this amazing flying boat.



And when the umbrella goes up it rains inside the car.

 

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After his death a Foundation was set up to run the museum and Gala's castle. They needed the Government's help but it came with conditions. Many of his best works had to be moved to Madrid. Still enough to see his vision,




When we first saw this painting -Lincoln in Dalivision- we realised as well as being eccentric he had real talent. Far away it is Gala looking out a window but close up it is Abe Lincoln. Hard to capture.

 

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The last of Dali with a few different skills.

 

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So we leave the museum and drive back to the ship.



Prickly pear is common all over the Mediterranean.

 

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The excursion got back to the ship an hour late so straight to our room for a comfort stop and picked up a wrap in the Arts Cafe Which we ate as we headed down to start our second excursion for the day to Pujol Village and Gala's castle.
So first a few pics on the way. The area is known for ceramics and agriculture.







Then we reached Pujol Village.

 

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A pretty little village.









In the village is Gala's castle. We started with a walk around the gardens.

 

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The major features of the gardens are the pool and elephant statues.








The elephants had a job to do. They are part of the irrigation system.

 

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On returning it was a late lunch on the pool deck. here is the menu.

We had the Captain's Welcome that evening followed by dinner again in Atlantide the main restaurant. Mrsdrron ate from the Menu of the day which changes every day. She had the white asparagus followed by the scallops main dish.

I know its hard to generalise, but if you dropped in at random on those venues over various cruises, would you see much the same style/variety?

Do they ever demonstrably take on local produce (not talking about local dish styles)?

 

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Certainly in our expedition cruising days local produce was taken on. We were telling the cook on the Explotrt how in Vanuatu we really enjoyed eating Coconut crab. When we reached Vanuatu the cook went out and bought quite a few coconut crabs.

The classic fleet is different and it is more the style of the region rather than the actual produce I believe. There are some cooking classes especially on the larger ships that have a SALT restaurant and lab. The chef organises a visit usually to a local market to get the stuff for a cooking class.

If the quality falls off from a supplier they will change. An example was that they used to source their beef from Kansas but in the last little while they have switched to a Texas supplier. I thought that on this last cruise the quality of the beef was excellent and many shared this view.

 

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Now to the castle.




Down to the basement where Gala is buried. Dali was to be buried beside her but allegedly changed his mind and is now buried at his museum.

 

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Gala apparently didn't like the kichen so this door only appeared after her death.

 

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So the last from the castle. Fascinating especially the back story. Rumoutrf that the pair only coupled once. Dali had to ask permission to visit Gala at the castle, She was constantly entertaining "friends".

 

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We were now off to the village of Begur. Another Hilltop village. Passed plenty of orchards.







Now views of the village.




The feature of the village is the castle ruins on top of the hill.

 

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We now got to walk around the village.

 

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Another feature is defensive towers.








Some delightful cheeses.



We were now given time at our leisure. Posters up everywhere for the 80th Anniversary of an obscure film.

 

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We had an ice cream then mrsdrron found a seat and I walked so,e more of the village.



It was Sunday and people were turning up for mass so I could take a few photos.

 

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The last of Begur village.