#ocho

today was dali day. we got up uber early to take the bus to the museum in figueres, which he had a part in designing. in other words, sheer beautiful madness. i'm becoming slightly obsessed. i took some pictures for my photo assignment (everyone on the trip has one), which i'm getting more and more excited about. my theme is "complex simplicity" - in other words, i'm striving to find simple, geometric lines and shapes in complex architecture. i chose this because i think it's a nice metaphor for finding humanity, the most basic element of art, across cultures. anyway, then we drove to cadaques (another small town) for lunch, where i had an amazing spanish omelette. shortly after, we hiked up to dali's old house in port lligat and had a short tour. it was crazy. think lots of taxidermied animals, white-washed walls, and a phallus-shaped pool. after that, we went swimming in the bay nearby, which was absolutely beautiful. we had a lazy swimming/sleeping afternoon and headed back to barcelona for a late-night dinner and gelato.

first sight upon entering the dali museum - dali's car with a giant statue on top.

the dome on top of the museum meets the window with circular grace.

rooftop chimneys in cadaques.

egg sculpture on top of dali's courtyard building.

cat, asleep in a sun ray at the bottom of a boat.