The first section of the ruins was the Ciudad Griega (Greek City). Honestly, it didn't look like much more than a bunch of piles of stones, but I took pictures anyway.
And a little garden between the Greek City and the Roman city.
And next the "Ciudad Romana" (Roman City) located just behind the Greek City. Also just a bunch of rocks, but perhaps a teeny bit more interesting.
Dandelions! Look, it's spring!
After the tour, we got back on the bus for 30 minutes to go to Figueres to see the Dalí Museum. Lunch first, which consisted of a bocadillo de tortilla (egg sandwich) and gelato. Yum. Found this cool piece on the street. Guess who it is!
Pictures outside of the museum:
The museum (technically called the Teatre-Museo Dalí) used to be a theater, but the theater was burnt down because it was bombed in the Spanish Civil War. Eventually it was decided to be rebuilt and dedicated to Dalí (Figueres being the town where he grew up and had one of his first exhibitions). It's very obvious to see that Dalí designed everything. You could say that the theater was Dalí-ified. He is also buried in a crypt beneath the building, but the place where he 'resides' isn't really marked with a sign. Our tour guide says that it's as if he's still laughing when people walk over him and don't know it (try to spot it in the pictures below... it will be obvious).
A closeup of a painting. Look carefully. What do you see?
And now from further back... what do you see? Abraham Lincoln?
Mae West room:
Different parts of a ceiling mural:
Tapestry of his most famous piece. (The real one is in MOMA)
My favorite part of the museum were the prints! (Of course)
And of course a photo of me
Hey, I saw Abe Lincoln in the 1st shot on your blog. Too famous a face/profile to miss it. Love the Dali prints more than his paintings. Was the tour guide speaking Spanish???
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