Make Time: Day Trip for Dali Museum

I have heard about the Salvador Dali Museum for a few days now, from both Guillem and others that I have been hanging out with in Barcelona. It's located in the town of Figueres, which is about an hour away by the car, or about 1.5 hours away on the train. So I got up at my new apartment yesterday (Tuesday) around 8:30am because the noise here sucks. As I said before, they are doing construction next door so I can't avoid it. Also, the window next to my bed doesn't have blinds, so I'm drenched in sun by 7:30am anyway. Oh well - probably good for getting me up and out in the morning! So I get up it's overcast out - kinda looks like rain coming - and so I decide today is the day for Dali. No time to wait. I check out the trains and it looks like an easy trip, so I shower (surprisingly had hot water), and then grab a croissant and head to the train. Easy enough - an hour and a half later and I'm in the small town of Figueres. Not much going on there other than some tourists going to the Dali museum as well. It's much nicer out here than in Barcelona though, which is a nice change. A ten minute walk and I'm at the museum, which is mobbed with French students and other tourists. Oh well - can't avoid it now. I head in and immediately it's apparent that Dali was really in his own world. The museum has done a great job of showcasing his art in a very cool atmosphere. Hope you like the pics below…I will let them speak for themselves (though I put in some captions too). I'm in the museum for about 2 hours and then head back out into the sunlight, where I walk through town and take some pics before checking the train schedule. A train leaves at 3:49pm, which is in about 15 minutes, or another one leaves in about 45 minutes. Nice. I grab a quick kebab (shocker) and then head back to the train, which is already parked in the station. I get on, dominate my kebab in a matter of minutes, and then the train heads back to the city. For some reason, this train goes a different route back to Barcelona, and I don't end up getting back to the apartment for three hours. Not cool. I was so tired of trains and subways by the time I got home that I just laid on my bed. I checked in with Guillem and he said he was leaving in 15 minutes for his band's practice, so I sucked it up and walked over to join him. Good idea. Their practice was great, and it was nice to be around music again. I recorded some of their practice - check out the clips here: Clip 1, Clip 2. Good smooth jazz at it's finest :) I got home around midnight and passed out soon thereafter. An absolutely perfect day of art and music…and a really long train ride.

I hope everyone had a great night and you're off to a good Wednesday. Today I'm going to work on this song I've written and shared with the guitarist from Guillem's band. He's bringing me to his home studio during his lunch hour, which is the only time he could do it. Very good guy. Can't wait to work on this song and share it with you!