Today was a tourist day.  We went to St. Petersburg and visited the Sunken Gardens. the Sunken Gardens has been around since 1935. It originally was a small lake which had filled an ancient sinkhole 15 feet below street level.  George Turner, Sr., was a plumber and an avid gardener.  this amazing garden was pathway after pathway of beautiful plants, trees and various types of gardens. There were birds, turtles, koi fish and rock structures.  It was a great place to spend the morning.

After a relaxing morning at the Sunken Gardens, we went to the Salvador Dali Museum.  We joined a tour and our docent was a sight impaired guide.  She really knew her stuff, the tour was absolutely fascinating.  She had a guide dog from the South West Guide Dogs, which was the organization we had just helped to raise money for at the Gathering.  (We volunteered to sell tickets for a 50/50 raffle each day.)  When South West came to the Gathering to do a demonstration one of the things we learned was that if you get behind a client, their dog will stand between you and them to protect them from unexpected interference. During the tour, which was sometimes in tight quarters, I ended up behind her and her dog immediately placed himself between me and her.

We don't do too many art museums but this was a very interesting one.  Dali was certainly an interesting character.  Quite clever at times.

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After leaving the museum, everyone ties their entrance wristband to this tree in a very Dali type way. We added ours. 

Our selection was called break bread with Dali. Manchego almond with pesto, local artisanal baguette, Spanish olives and spiced almonds. It was a very nice experience.