judy´s great escape: Cadaqués, THE summer gettaway spot in Catalunya.

So it’s too bad my friends and I visited it mid-winter...

But it was nice to experience the place without the normal tourists and people cramming the beaches and restaurants like they do in the summer! Granted it never snows in Catalunya, so the weather was just crispy and a little windy.

Cadaqués is a sleepy fishermen’s town off Costa Brava where Salvador Dalí spent his childhood and later vacationed. It’s the picturesque Mediterranean town with its white houses and blue window trimmings and doors! There was unspeakable beauty in the tranquility of the place. Just the locals and us wondering the tiny streets.

We had our own private concert in this tiny town church we stumbled into. The organist was simply playing for God, and the music drew us inside. So we sat down, listened, and did a little wandering around for 15 minutes.

I finally sat down and sketched for awhile. Is there a resemblance?

Best of all, Sean brought his kite, and the windy conditions were perfect for flying! I was the unofficial photographer and used his fancy camera to take these sweet pics.

Unfortunately, Dalí’s house is closed this time of year, so we only wondered around in his front yard. He’s got this tree chained to the house though…

People here are very pro-Catalan and Catalunya. Maybe I should explain that regionalism, not nationalism, is more popular in Spain. People don’t consider themselves Spanish but instead Catalunian or Gallego or Andalusian, etc. Catalunya wants to separate itself from Spain because they have their own separate language (Catalan) and history. It wasn’t until Isabela and Fernando linked the two kingdoms through marriage back in the 1400s.

Sean, Hannah-Hunt, and I splurged on a fancy dinner at a family owned restaurant, Casa Anita. I tried some of the best sea bass and gambas (shrimp) I’ve had in my life! We ended up with a bottle of wine on the house since they forgot our dessert.