Sunday, June 26, 2011

ANNIE NORRIS PHOTOS: Spring Break trip to France & Spain, Dali Museum Photos



This is Al Capone's Cadillac with a very large nude sculpture standing on the hood. It is in the center of a courtyard. Notice that the little boy is just awestruck! Also notice the mural in the next room in the background.



This is the mural in the background of the other photo, and by far, it is the largest work of art in the museum.



Here Annie got the museum tower in all its glory. Notice the eggs on top, and those little dots on the side represent loaves of bread. Dali was an interesting guy, and his museum is in Figureas, Spain, just up the coast from Barcelona.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

ANNIE NORRIS PHOTOS: Spring Break trip to France & Spain, more Barcelona Photos



Gaude designed several different types of columns for Parc Gurel. Here a supported walkway sort of vanishes into the trees.



Another Annie Norris shot of walkway columns at Parc Gurel.



Besides Sam, this show shows 3 different levels where people can be in this part of the Parc.



On the large center "square" of the proposed Barcelona Suburb, Gaude designed these curved benches for folks to sit & socialize.



Almost the most famous of Gaude's sculptures is this Guade Lizard, just down from the market plaza he designed.

ANNIE NORRIS PHOTOS: Spring Break trip to France & Spain, Barcelona Photos



By far Gaude's most ambitious project is shown here in Annie's photo. It was started in the late 1890s, and is still not finished, though they are still working over 100 years later. This is the Church of the Sacred Family, in the middle of downtown Barcelona. Nice photo, Annie!



There is a special Catalan round group folk dance that they do at festivals, and at Easter, and this statue commemorates that dance. It is near the best overlook of Barcelona, near the ocean. Annie took this photo.



This is one of the most tourist photographed views of Barcelona, and here annie got several tourists ohotographing it.



Annie actually took a photo of our hotel, a very nice one, on Plaza de Espania in Barcelona.

ANNIE NORRIS PHOTOS: Spring Break trip to France & Spain, Pont du Gard Photos



Annie took this photo from our picnic spot, just under the Pont, on the River Gard, in Provence, Southern France.



This is the Roman Aqueduct, called Pont du Gard, that looms just over where we ate lunch the day we visited.

ANNIE NORRIS PHOTOS: Spring Break trip to France & Spain, Nimes Photos



Annie got this photo of Jeffrey telling our group all about the old Roman Temple in Nimes.



This is a good photo of the inside of the Roman Arena in Nimes. If you look carefully, you can see some of us standing on top!



Here is Jeffrey telling the group about bull fighting, next to the matador statue next to the Roman arena in Nimes.

ANNIE NORRIS PHOTOS: Spring Break trip to France & Spain, Paris Photos



This is Annie's photo of Napoleon's tomb. I wonder if he is really buried there? She was touring the Invalides while some of the rest of us were going thru Rodin's garden.



The Invalides Palace was set up as an old soldier's home for veterans of the Napoleonic wars, and eventually as the burial site of Napoleon I.



Annie got a good photo of the Eiffel Tower from across the river at the Trocedero. This is always a great tourist photo opportunity.



Annie got this photo of Notre Dame Cathedral, and most of Notre Dame Squate.