Madrid, February 5-7. 2024 Our pattern of daily rhythms from our last post continues as we move into our fifth week here in Madrid. We are settling into routines punctuated by errands and less by monuments, but are still encountering wonderful & surprising spaces and people. On Sunday we decide to walk from Chamberí down… Continue reading Settling In
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From Artsy to Local
Madrid, 31 January & 1 February 2024 Two more weeks to go. When we look back our first week, it feels like years ago. Wednesday, we decide to visit the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum. It is a private collection near the Prada. We thought “how big could it be if it was a private family’s collection?” Boy were we wrong! Seems it’s… Continue reading From Artsy to Local
A Rainy Day
January 14, 2024 We’ve noticed a pattern with our energy levels when we travel. Typically, we hit it hard the first two days and then hit a wall on the third. This time we made three days before hitting that wall on the fourth. We were lucky insofar as the weather cooperated and gave us… Continue reading A Rainy Day
Museum of Fine Arts, Soup Dumplings & Old Port
We woke up to rain and a gray sky. The plan was for a museum on a rainy day, so after a grocery store run, we headed uptown on the subway. The Montreal museum of Fine Arts is huge but we found our way to the Modernist section pretty quickly. I enjoyed the description of a Picasso (Embrace,… Continue reading Museum of Fine Arts, Soup Dumplings & Old Port
Street Scenes 1
We’ve seen a lot of sights over the past couple of weeks! We’ve spent most of the time walking, but have also used buses and the Metro. This post traces some of the more interesting sights we’ve encountered thus far. Art & Architecture Catalan Modernista style dominates in the neighborhoods where we’ve been. It’s close to Art… Continue reading Street Scenes 1
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