{"id":199,"date":"2012-07-10T08:37:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T08:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2012-07-10T23:55:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T23:55:56","slug":"jumpy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?p=199","title":{"rendered":"Jumpy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-199 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=215'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1896-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Driving into the Pyrenees\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1896-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1896-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1896-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1896-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-215'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving into the Pyrenees\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=208'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1850-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Dal\u00ed Theater-Museum in Figueres.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1850-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1850-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1850-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1850-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-208'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Dal\u00ed Theater-Museum in Figueres.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=211'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1671-e1341907625725-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An exhibit in the central courtyard.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-211\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-211'>\n\t\t\t\tAn exhibit in the central courtyard.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=214'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1735-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Under the glass dome of the Dal\u00ed museum.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1735-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1735-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1735-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1735-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-214'>\n\t\t\t\tUnder the glass dome of the Dal\u00ed museum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=217'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1732-e1341909111217-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"From up close...\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-217\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-217'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom up close&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=216'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1730-e1341909161109-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"... and from afar. Who do you see?\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230; and from afar. Who do you see?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=213'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1766-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A piece that fills the room. Who do you see?\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1766-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1766-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1766-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1766-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-213'>\n\t\t\t\tA piece that fills the room. Who do you see?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=212'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1783-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A ceiling painting of Dali and his wife Gala&#039;s feet as they are entering heaven.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1783-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1783-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1783-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1783-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-212'>\n\t\t\t\tA ceiling painting of Dali and his wife Gala&#8217;s feet as they are entering heaven.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=210'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1820-e1341907841519-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Other Art in the museum.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-210\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-210'>\n\t\t\t\tOther Art in the museum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=206'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1842-e1341880476190-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bite me Dal\u00ed style\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-206\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206'>\n\t\t\t\tBite me Dal\u00ed style\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=200'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1871-e1341881162239-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Once a Jam\u00f3n, always a Jambon...\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-200\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-200'>\n\t\t\t\tOnce a Jam\u00f3n, always a Jambon&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=197'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1926-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Syd leads the way into Carcassonne\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1926-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1926-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1926-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1926-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197'>\n\t\t\t\tSyd leads the way into Carcassonne\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/?attachment_id=203'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1960-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cit\u00e9 de Carcassonne and the ville basse at night.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1960-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1960-52x52.jpg 52w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1960-111x111.jpg 111w, https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1960-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-203'>\n\t\t\t\tCit\u00e9 de Carcassonne and the ville basse at night.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Time to move on&#8230; Rather than deal with trains and planes we decided to use automobiles to move between locations over the next week, flexibility was key to us. In the last few trips that involve drives we had cars that always seemed sightly small so we decided to rent something larger this time and boy did we get it, a Citro\u00ebn Jumpy. Basically a French mini van (with a clutch) it moves well and is made for the modern world however there are still some ancient streets (and garages) here in Europe. My heart had a few jumps but we managed to survive. Of course the Garmin Nav system does not help, it seems to like to take non standard routes with narrow streets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>One nice thing though was the price of the car rental went (way) down, if you rent a vehicle in Spain and plan to drop it off in another country there is a hefty charge, in our case it doubled the rental cost. We wanted the flexibility so we ok&#8217;d the extra cost but when we arrived to pick up the car we were told there was a French originated car available if we wanted and if we took it our drop-off fee would go down about 75%. How could we resist and, frankly I am surprised they decided to ask. Who would turn down the same style vehicle that would cost less because they wanted a certain license plate?<\/p>\n<p>The drive today was from Barcelona to Carcassonne, France with a stop in Figueras (Spain) where Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dal\u00ed i Dom\u00e8nech (aka Salvador Dal\u00ed) had many major life events. There is a museum and theater here dedicated to the towns most famous son. Quite a character, love his eclectic taste.<\/p>\n<p>The Pyrenees Mountains are much smaller than I expected. At least in this part of the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight we are resting in Carcassonne, a fortified city founded by the Visgoths (there is that name again) many, many, many &#8230; many years ago. Looks interesting although I was warned it was touristy. We shall see&#8230; Nice cool breeze tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to move on&#8230; Rather than deal with trains and planes we decided to use automobiles to move between locations over the next week, flexibility was key to us. In the last few trips that involve drives we had cars that always seemed sightly small so we decided to rent something larger this time and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5,12,4,8,17],"tags":[47,41,40,46],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-figueras","category-france","category-things-that-happened-whilst-we-were-on-the-move","category-spain","category-dali-theatre-museum","category-ville-de-carcassonne","tag-figueras","tag-france","tag-spain","tag-ville-de-carcassonne"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219,"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions\/219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jandj.tksair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}