Picasso and Ray.

I went to Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. Brian and I flew in late on a Thursday night, checked into our Hotel in the city and went to bed. The next morning we dressed and went down for breakfast. As we passed reception we saw a couple walking in our direction. I thought " that face looks familiar" and all of a sudden blurted out "Ray...What are you doing here?" I could'nt believe it. Of all the places, of all the Hotels, there was Ray Palmer. He was staying at the same place. Two Artists in Armers. We had a bit of a chat . He was looking for telescope stuff on that day and I was looking for Art supplies ( I did find a good place...Senior Art Supplies). We ran into each other the next day as well . So I was'nt the only one missing out on the AinA party. I could swear here but I'm too much of a lady....
Anyway Brian and I had a great time in Melbourne. We did some shopping...whoo hoo...I saw an exhibition of portraits at the Crown Casino, talked to an artist at the art markets for an hour or so....very interesting....and to top it all off we went to the Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery. It was very comprehensive. One of my favourite rooms was where there were photographs of the different stages of the making of "Guernica". It was brilliant to see his work and in particular his paintings up close.