2011年4月30日 星期六

Cagliari 1.5.2011

First Day Arrived

I like the hostel with healthy breakfast provided (with fruit sald and banana & apple).  After the meal, I walked all the way back to the rail station and took the train to the airport.  However after checking in, it's learnt that the Ryan Air flight was delayed.  All the people needed to change the queuing from one boarding gate to another and caused a little chao.  Arrived at Cagliari 2 hours later than the scheduled time. 




Upon arrival, I took the airport bus to the city centre.  The bus treminal is just beside the train station.

Via Roma, the main street along the Marina District.  With the big event of Festa di Sant'Efisio, there were steel seating stairs set up at both side of the road.
 

Sardinia - Introduction 1.5.2011

Cagliari - Sardinia (Sardegna)

Sardinia is a popular place for the Italian as they like to travel to this island for their holiday.  Ryan Air offers economy flights from Barcelona and I picked this and to spend a week in the southern and western part of the island.

Festa di Sant'Efisio is a spectacular festival in Cagliari, happening in early May every year.  It takes 4 days for the procession to travel all the way south from Cagliari to Nora and back.
http://www.festadisantefisio.it/


  

Girona 30.4.2011

Cathedral of Santa Maria de Girona

The Cathedral of Santa Maria de Girona is the result of several different superimposed styles and boasts the widest central gothic nave in the world.

After the concert, I walked all the way back to hostel and the shining cathedral caught my eyes.

I had no time to visit the interior of the cathedral, though it was actually very famous.

Acapella concert 30.4.2011

CONCERT CORAL @Sala Cambra-Auditori de Girona-Palau Congr.Girona

El sábado, 30 de abril, a las 20:00 horas, tendrá lugar en el Auditori de Girona el Concierto fuera de abono de la IV Temporada de Ibercamera, a cargo del Cor Lieder Càmera, el conjunto instrumental La Caravaggia dirigidos por Xavier Pastrana. El programa estará integrado por obras corales de Victoria, Williams, Ravel y Debussy.

El Cor Lieder Càmera es una de las mejores corales catalanas y con este concierto, Ibercamera quiere rendir un homenaje a la tradición coral de Cataluña basada en iniciativas populares de finales del siglo XIX


Auditori de Girona

A very good experience to enjoy the concert - choir singing in this concert hall

Girona 30.4.2011

Girona snapshots

Girona train station

Old city wall

 

The towers in the Passeig de la Muralla provide excellent views of the city

Situated in the region of Catalonia, Girona is known as the ‘City of the Four Rivers’ due to its position, at the confluence of four rivers.

The Bridges over the River Onyar: superb viewpoints and perfect for taking a walk and contemplating the beauty of the meandering river and the hanging houses. The Eiffel Bridge stands out for its iron structure, reminiscent of Eiffel’s most famous work in Paris.

Teatro-Museo Dalí 30.4.2011

Teatro-Museo Dalí

Displays and exhibits

Demonstration of the bedroom for Dalí, however in another museum nearby -
Casa-Museo Salvador Dalí at Portlligat


I like this display very much.  It seems Dalí decorated a living room strangely.  But if you climb up a ladder and observe the display through a convex lens, a woman face appears.


Dalí was one of the first artists explored the 3-D display effect.  In the museum, there are many display in pairs that you can experience the 3-D effect.


One kind of 3-D effect was illustrated by mirrors arranged in 90


Visual effect of a ceiling painting -


Another famous design by Dalí - melting watch

Dalí could show the sense of loneliness, and liked to use lines to show the beauty of lightness.  He once participated in producing a Walt Disney film.

He showed his talent in jewellery design as well.

Tomb of Dalí

Use of television to extend the human brain and lightbulb for one's heart

 

Teatro-Museo Dalí 30.4.2011

Teatro-Museo Dalí

Exhibition Hall

Two giant display on the walls showing the imagination of the artist.

Teatro-Museo Dalí 30.4.2011

Teatro-Museo Dalí

Garden

Just from the outdoor garden, one can experience the talent of this artist, especially for his Installation Art.

Giant window to show the wall picture mounted in the exhibition hall.

Teatro-Museo Dalí 30.4.2011

Teatro-Museo Dalí

Outlook

Gorgeous construction in Figueres

2011年4月29日 星期五

Girona 30.4.2011

A day of Surprise

Got up early and got to the restaurant for some "take-away".  Then I set off to catch the earliest airport bus.  At the bus station, there was an electronic board showing the bus schedule and the lag time for the coming buses.  It was quite a while that the bus line I was waiting for did not appear on the board.  I prayed that it could arrive on time or otherwise I needed to take a taxi to airport to catch the flight.  At last, the bus no. appeared and the bus came as scheduled.

Everything went on smoothly, I could get on board and took a rest.

Upon landing, I thought it was Girona airport, as learnt from the net that Ryan Air was homed at Girona, though the ticket recorded Barcelona.  It took me an hour to ask for direction and figure out that I was really at Barcelona airport Terminal 2!  I then repeated the same as previous landing and got to the train station and took the train to Sants Estació and transferred to Girona.

After settling my luggage at the hostel, I took my time to buy quick lunch at the train station and bought return ticket to Figueres.  It is famous for the museum Teatro-Museo Dalí.  However, I know nothing about the artist.

Teatro-Museo Dalí
It was really adventurous for me when arrived at Figueres without a map on hand.  When leaving the train station, I followed the crowd and asked for direction all the way to reach the museum at around 15:00, hoped that I could finish the visit before its closing time.  Fortunately, there was only a short queue in front of the entrance.

The statues outside the museum have already shown the talent of this great artist -
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol or simply Salvador Dalí

Exit of the museum

Mix of musical instruments

Sculpture with amusing theme

Palma Beach 29.4.2011

Playa de Palma

On my last day in Mallorca, I spent my day at the beach.  It is of 15 minutes drive to the airport and I needed to catch an early plane the following day.  That's why I statyed at Ca'n Pastilla.

When my flight took off, I could get this picture in my eyes.  It is a good port for boats and yachts.

It is a place for families.