We have started our second phase of walking holidays on the Costa Brava with a stay in Figuerers.The town is famous for the Dali Theatre Museum and the town he grew up in.
We were booked into quite an upmarket hotel with a reputation for gastronomic excellence.The chef is well known and we were told he owns the hotel.
Our meal here was part of our package so we sampled the menu.Brad even had her water cooled in a champagne bucket.The waiters were all in uniform and the maitre 'D was in tails.Very posh.
Meal was superbly presented and tasted as good.
During our rest day we went to see the Dali Museum and the Jewels exhibition which was attached.This was such a treat.The museum is the repository of his works the way he wanted them housed along with some of his own art collection.His muse and wife featured in a number of his works apparently as they aged he kept painting her in new poses.She was older and died some years before him but he had to make an appointment to see her in later years.Fascinating man and an artist of huge capacity.He wrote books,exhibited,designed for opera and explored many artistic modes even as we found out designing and creating jewellery.This was amazing and so beautiful,so pleased to see this exhibition.
Today we started our walk and we were dropped off by our tour representative at a town on the GR 92, a national walkway which we will be following along the Costa Brava.There was a nice stretch through the bird sanctuary and out to the coast but the rest was ho hum as we walked on local roads for some hours with resulting sore feet.We passed apple orchards and smelt pig farms!!We stopped for a coffee in a small, antique aged village but it was raining for the rest of the trip,not heavy but persistent so very pleased to arrive in L'Escala and find our hotel.
I have to say I was knackered.Seven hours walking is a tough ask for old feet so a big rest was required before heading out to find a meal.We ate at a restaurant along the waterfront and had Fideua, a local seafood stew delicacy recommended by our guide this morning.It was tasty but not sure I could eat a lot of it.
The day has improved and the forecast is improving for tomorrow so another six hours tomorrow to look forward to.Better sleep well.
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