Walking the Roman Wall in Girona

Part of the tour we took to Figueres (Dali) and Girona, included a walk on an ancient Roman wall surrounding the the city of Girona. The Iberian - Roman wall of the old town originated in the1st century BC. It has had many additions and reconstructions since that time, but small portions of the original wall are still visible.
                                            

 Window in the wall. We saw these at ever site we visited and they still seem for the most part illogical to me. They were for defense, and I guess they would protect from spears and arrows, but the visibility is so limited. They are almost always over 3 feet deep.

 

Newer section

Older section

 

View of the Cathedral on a newer portion of the reconstructed wall.

                                                         View of Girona from the wall.

 

Beautiful house as seen from the wall. Part of the Modernista Era? Very French looking.

An individual playing, what I learned later, is called a 'Hang'. It was invented in Switzerland and has a beautiful sound.

 

This man obviously has the newer version. It looks like an inverted steel drum, but with a top and bottom, like a flying saucer.

 I am leaving Girona with a kiss. As a visitor, a kiss on the behind of this 'witch turned cat', or monkey, not sure - guarantees that you will return to Girona one day.

 There is a way, this photo doesn't show it, but you can climb up and kiss the behind of this figure. This one is a reproduction (the original is in the museum), but it is well worn and smoothly polished from all the activity!

I will have one more posting of my favorite images from the trip, then I'm done...

...just until my next excursion!

Hahaha!