GIRONA DAY 2

Greetings!

If you're interested in looking at a great site about what to see in Girona, check this out:  http://www.girona.cat/turisme/eng/monuments_banysarabs.php

Last night we went out for a special anniversary dinner to Cal Ros http://www.calros-restaurant.com/restaurant-barri-vell.  It was an incredible evening!  I had sturgeon and Gary had a wild boar stew.  

Enjoy a bit from our second day!

Love and hugs,

Ellie and Gary

Cal Ros was recommended for a Michelin Award (2015).   

BELOW:  Our adventures continued today as we started off at the Arabian Baths that date back to the 12th century.  

BELOW:  The roof of the baths

BELOW:  This is a very large sink like vessel...

BELOW:  After the bath tour we continued to walk around the city and then walked the last portion of the "Great Wall" of Girona.  This portion of the wall is on the other side of the river.  Here is our view at the start.  You can see the La Catedral and the wall (on the other side).

BELOW:  Now here's a weird one!  Read this entry first and then look at the photo below....

In St. Fèlix Church of Girona, climbs a column the mythical lion who everyone wants to kiss its ass. They say that only doing this gesture, people who prints their lips in it ensure their next visit to the city or made to stay there to live forever.

According to the legend, around the XII century in the Calderers Street was "The Inn of the Lioness." As to this claim, embedded in the wall, there was a column which climbed a lioness. Anyone who walked by could touch her ass without any difficulty, and this action soon became a habit.

Whether rooted gesture, even those who visit the city are advised to touch her ass so that, if they did, never leave the city and return with any certainty. Over time, the practice was changed when, instead of touching her ass, someone came up to kiss it, which became the new trend shortly.

Finally, the guest column original disappeared and moved to Girona Art Museum in 1985, of which a copy was made that it stood at the foot of the stairs of the church San Felix, a strategic point of the Old Town of Girona.

Now you have to climb a ladder to approach the rear of the animal that tries to cling strongly to avoid falling column of stone. So you know the story, and if you are in Girona, this is a good way to ensure your next visit.

BELOW:  Check out the little cherub climbing down from the lioness....  BELOW:  Finally, we've wanted to get photos of the orange propane tanks that people use to heat their flats.  These tanks can be very dangerous if people aren't careful.  If these tanks explode they can blow off roofs of buildings....

BELOW:  And one last bit of street art before we head to the train station.

Our trip to and from Girona was via a bullet train (going 200km per hour)...the train stations were incredibly organized and easy to navigate.  Sorry for the blurry photo...wanted you to see the station at Girona...the tracks are 85 feet (8 stories) underground....

BELOW:  The train is so quiet and so fast...I was able to get a photo of the velocity...199 km (The fastest it went when we were headed back to Barcelona was 203 km).