Just Humans Being...

We've at last come across someone nuttier than Sime... We finally made our trip down into Spain, to the city of Figueres & visited  Dali Theatre-Museum .  As I suspected, we didn't make it to Barcelona - we'd overslept & not started out until after 11am... One consolation of heading south is that it got warmer & we had our thermal underwear on as it was cold when we left France! The Museum was very warm, stuffy & busy...   But was full of weird & wonderful creations! Dali bought the theatre in 1960 & spent over 20 years installing various works of art.  He is buried in a crypt underneath the museum. He also created amazing jewellery - this piece has a beating heart... We arrived in the city, not knowing the whereabouts of the museum. After catching a glimpse & then getting lost in the one-way system, it took a while to find our way back. This is also home of the  Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation . Salvador met Gala in the 20s, they marr

We've come to the conclusion that for us - a month's holiday is definitely beneficial. From February to December - we work hard, our busiest time being June to September - when we work flat out, making sure holiday properties are ready for guests & owners. Spending 3 weeks in such a lovely house, sightseeing, exploring & chilling out has been wonderfully rejuvenating & we feel like we've had a proper holiday. It's not the first time we've been away for several weeks, but it has been a number of years since we've stayed in one place for longer than 7 days... Shorter trips have often left us feeling upset about the holiday ending & knackered by the time we've arrived home! This time, we're already feeling fired up & raring to go. We're excited about what the year will bring, the changes we want to make & we are clearer about where our lives are going. We thought that we would want to be looking at property & land while h

Thank goodness the rain had gone off yesterday, which enabled us to have a full day out looking at a bunch of old buildings in the freezing cold... At least being outside in the fresh air meant not having to put up with Sime & Hugo playing violent balloon games (until they accidentally head butted each other & ended up with sore heads), watching complete rubbish on the TV & their favourite pastime - ganging up on me & driving me mad... Anyway, we chose to visit the Pont du Gard & then on to Nimes to see the Roman Ampitheatre & Temple - all pretty impressive! Just a shame the Roman influence has since gone from the city, leaving it to revert back to the rough hole it probably was before they arrived... The Roman Aquaduct, Pont du Gard. As Sime thought, we did have to pay to see it: 15 euros for a car & all passengers, but it lived up to expectations! Next, the Ampitheatre in the centre of Nimes. It's actually still used for musical events &

Looking forward to a day out tomorrow. It was raining so heavily today, we decided to stay in. Not sure which place to visit. It's either Barcelona, taking in the Dali theatre/museum at Figueres or the Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard. I've been wanting to visit the aqueduct for some time, but am thinking that it could be another disappointment like the Milau bridge was. In this case, I'm sure that the structure itself will impress, but it's the touristy tatt that comes with it. I think you have to pay to "Get In". What's that all about? "Get In ?" Get in to what? Through a turnstile - a few explanatory placards, toilet block and a Unesco approved audio guide. You can find this everywhere. Anyone been to Land's End in Cornwall? What a joke that is. The organisation that owns Land's End also owns John O'Groats in Scotland. It's only a matter of time before they own Westward Ho! (The only British place name complete with an exclamati

We've got so used to the blue skies & sunshine, that yesterday we had a surprise - rain! So we put off our trip to Carcassonne until today & luckily, we had good weather (apart from the wind)... Many years ago, Carcassonne was the border city to Spain & there is very much a Spanish feel to this whole area. The city was renovated over a 50 year period, finishing in 1910 & what we see now is how the city would have looked in the 13th century.  We like it a lot! K & S xx