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Yesterday (Tuesday), we went to El Museo de Sorolla, my favorite museum in Madrid. Sorolla was an impressionist painter, who was a master of capturing light and movement. I took lots of pictures without a flash. I wish I could download them here, but I can't. A link to the museum's website will have to suffice: http://museosorolla.mcu.es/ The museum, Sorolla's home, is beautiful, and the gardens are gorgeous, too. In many ways the museum reminds me of the McNay in San Antonio. Tons of azulejos (tiles) running up the staircases, and beautiful, lush fountains. When I lived here before, I visited at least once a week. I plan on visiting at least one more time before we leave. Afterward, Blair, Aedan and I walked down Castellana to Colon (Christopher Columbus) Plaza. Underneath a giant statue of Colon, there is a giant cascading waterfall. Columbus' journey is depicted on the wall in front of the waterfall, which is incredibly loud. No telling how many millions of gallons of water is used. While there, we went to another Photo Espana exhibit, this one called "Variaciones en Espana, Fotografia y Arte 1900-1980" that was very interesting. My favorite photos were newer ones, taken of tourists on the beach. Close-ups. Bright colors. From there, we took the metro home, and Aedan went downstairs to play with our neighbor, Cristina. I met Cristina and her mother, Mari, in the elevator on Monday, and they invited us over for a visit. Aedan and Cristina went to visit a friend's home down Martin de Heros to see her new cat. While the girls were visiting, Mari and I hung out at a corner bar. I had a tinto and a piece of tortilla espanola. Love it. We checked on the girls and they weren't ready to return home, so we walked down to La Plaza de Espana and took a spin, then we went back to the same corner bar, which was nice because it wasn't smokey. Good cross ventilation. This time, we had mosto to drink (a non-alcoholic grape juice) to drink and bacalao salado, a tasty fish, to eat. It was pleasant talking with Mari, who reminds me of my childhood friend, Brenda Fingleman. Aedan had fun with Cristina. She's not having any trouble communicating, which thrills me. She's teaching Cristina some English words, too. Yesterday, Mari invited us (me and Aedan) over again, and I noticed that she was doing some very find handwork. She's making a tablecloth out of lace she crocheted and squares of fabric that she cross-stitched. Teeny tiny, blinding, work. Absolutely perfect. I told her that I was into quilting, and she showed me some more things she made. I went upstairs to get Blair, because I knew he would appreciate it, too. He couldn't believe her work, either. While we were visiting, she offered us some gazpacho. I declined, because I really don't like it, but Blair said it was great. Sure enough. Hers was very fine, not chunky. The taste was spectacular. She said that it was Sevilla style, and she is going to show Blair how to make it and a tortilla espanola. After our visit, I went to the Puerta del Sol to secure tickets for me and Aedan to see the opening day of Harry Potter. We'll be in our seats on Friday at 3.30 p.m. for the first show! Can't wait. I also got us tickets to the Nuevo Ballet Flamenco for Sunday. Supposedly, the two featured dancers, both men, are the two best male flamenco dancers in Spain. When I got back home around 8.15 p.m., Aedan was still downstairs with Cristina, playing Barbie dress up on the computer. I asked her if she'd like to move in, and she smiled! I'm glad we met Mari and her family. They are super nice, and it's great for Aedan to have a playmate close by. Today, we're off to visit the Thyssen Museum. It's new, so it'll be my first time to see it. Just last week, the baroness donated more work, so it's even bigger and better. Post a comment in response: |
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