After such a great day in Figueres, Girona, could have been a let down, but it wasn’t. It’s a lovely town.
This is the most famous view. Continue reading
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Figueres
The Dali Museum is AWESOME, in the truest sense of the word. We had such a good time there! Not easy to photograph, but we tried.
Exterior, before it opened.
The Spanish Border and Dali Country
The first thing you notice when you cross the border is that Spain is a much poorer country than France. The roads are in less good condition, the houses look more neglected. I must admit, at a first glance I thought, crikey, I want to go back to France! Then I thought, how ridiculous, the first time we went to France, I was desperate to get back to England and familiarity. How strange that after three visits, I now feel perfectly (almost!) at home in France. Anyway, I am getting used to Spain, although not having any Spanish is a hindrance!
Our first stop is at Port Lligat, where Salvador Dali lived for many years. 
The house of Salvador Dali at Port Lligat. He lived here with his wife Gala, who features in many of his paintings, for about 50 years. They originally bought just one fisherman’s cottage, single storey, then bought all the attached ones, extended upwards, and also bought the land around. The house is a labyrinth!
Perpignan and Around
This is a truly lovely area.
We started with Perpignan, a gorgeous city, with great shopping, lovely old streets and buildings, and all the usual major buildings.
Nantes and Toulouse
One of these cities, was a hit, the other, a miss. 
Nantes has great public transport, and you can buy your tickets on line and store them on your phone.
The Great Elephant of Nantes
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Carnac and Around
We’ve been to Carnac twice before, but this is the first time we have had sunny weather.
Mont Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo
Well, they have certainly done a lot of work here in the last four years. They’ve put in a new road which is open to the sea underneath, and taken out all the old car parks near the Mont. There is a huge new car park and a shuttle bus service (you can walk if you want – we did – 45 minutes each way) and the shuttle buses are push-me-pull-you so they don’t need to turn round at the end of the trip.
Portsmouth and Southampton
HMS Warrior, the Royal Navy’s first iron hulled ship. We also went to look at the Victory, but they have removed the top masts for maintenance, so it looks rather stumpy at the moment. Continue reading
Chichester and Arundel – So Near But Yet So Far
These two towns are very near neighbours of Bognor, but couldn’t be more different. This is the only pic we have from Chichester as the weather very quickly turned dreary, but no worries as the town is a shopaholics paradise. Luckily we have very little spare space in the caravan, so I wasn’t able to spend too much! However, I enjoyed a visit to Seasalt, whose website I have been keeping an eye on. I was not disappointed! Colin got some new trainers from Blacks, as I felt a bit guilty afterwards! But having not got the photos, we may just have to go to Chichester again!