Dali - ance

 You know, the best part of a vacation is forgetting where you are, and wandering through a foreign city without pressure of time and expectations...a dalliance.

If you ever find yourself in the Barcelona area, head just a short 60 km north to the town of Figueres, Spain (more info here). Up until 3 weeks ago, I had never heard of the town - but it is certainly a spot on the must do places to visit in Spain.

In addition to amazing food (check out El Motel for amazing food), therein lies the Salvador Dali museum - one of the most intriguing museums that you will find.

There is really no way to sum Salvador Dali's work up in a blog post - and I will not be the first to do so. I can tell you that he was born in Figueres in 1904, and was best known for his surrealist work. One of my favorite quotes from Dali was his love of art...attributing his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes" to an Arab lineage. Again, without debating the history of the quote...I can tell the man had an eye for extraordinary ideas.

The next set of pictures will be mostly without words, as there is not much I can add to the beauty and genius of Dali.

// Entrance to Dali Museum //

//  Gala Dali //

// woman at the window // 

The Best of Dali's Jewelry

// Dali Portrait of Picasso // 

// Dali Drawings // 

 And last, but not least, Salvador Dali's annual Christmas cards:

 What an amazing exhibit - literally one of the best art museums I have experienced in the world.

For those of you that may never get to see it person...enjoy the small pictorial peek  into his art.