Placa de les Arenes
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After a comfortable train ride back from Girona, we dropped of our gear, and went up to Plaza de les Arenes. This arena was built to be a bull fighting arena but the Catalunyans were not interested in bull fighting so they converted it to shops in the round. There are 4 levels of shopping for everything imagineable. The Boulton's of Florida recommended we look it over. After a quick visit to Desiqual, Joan's favorite store, we found a huge grocery store on level -1. We have been eating our meals out and wanted to fix a meal at home. We bought 2 large pieces of Salmon in a curry marinade, pre packaged salads and a tortilla. In Spain a tortilla is layered potatoes cooked with egg. It is usually served as a tapa with any drink you buy from coffee to wine and it is delicious. We also bought a bottle of lemoncello with cream. We had a great dinner. Lemoncello is very expensive in the US here $5 for a bottle. Cava which is the Spanish Proseco is just a few dollars. A liter bottle of beer is 67 cents. In the early afternoon, we visited the Museum of National Art of Catalunya, no entry fee for old folks. What a wonderful place. There is Gothic Art, Romanesque Art, Renaissance and Baroque art. The whole upper floor was dedicated to modern Art with a large mural by Joan Miro.
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| Joan Miro |
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| Wood panels |
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| Fresco like |
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| Stained Glass |
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| Furniture |
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| Big wood panels
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| Mirror with Joan. That is a glass, not a stain |
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| Finally, a Parakeet in its nest |
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