Barcelona: Day Five
November 9th, 2009
This was another great was another great day, despite feeling like I was coming down with a cold. (I’m feeling a bit better now.)
Talia and I started our day early with a train ride to Figueres, Spain for a visit to the Salvador Dali Museum. By train, Figueres is about two hours from Barcelona. Long story short, the museum is closed on Mondays. I swore up and down my guide book and the museum’s website said the place would be one.
When life gives you lemons…
We spent a couple of hours walking through the streets of the town, which seems to thrive from visitors of the Dali museum. In other words, there was barely anyone on the streets of Figueres.
Aside from the 50 degree weather and windy conditions, we saw as much as we could before it was time to return to the train station.
We saw Sant Pere Church, which was built in the 10th and 11th centuries, and underwent remodels in the late 18th century. Dali is said to have been baptized and served his first communion in the church.
I’ll definitely go back to Figueres, especially because I didn’t get to see the inside of the Dali museum. In spite, the trip was well worth it.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Haha! The same kind of thing happened to Tony and I when we visited Tarragona, which is south of Barcelona, and much like you and Talia we made the best of it anyway because we had never been to the city in any case! In our situation, we went to town on a Sunday and got there kind of late, so everything was closed. No matter, a fine time was had by all.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
PS. Your pictures, especially the last one of a cathedral, is lovely.