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Italy, we proceeded to Spain, first Madrid
and then Barcelona. In Madrid everything seemed monumental in scale,
while Barcelona was more relaxed and scaled to humans, but still bustling.
Attending the bullfights in Madrid so soon after contemplating the
Colosseum in Rome was a good intellectual exercise, but not something
that we need to do again. The Prado and other museums in Madrid were
stunning, and the architecture in Barcelona was the main attraction. |
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Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, with fountain and main Post
Office. Right: One of the ridiculous/wonderful chimneys
on the roof of Antoni Gaudí’s apartment building,
Casa Milà (or La Pedrera). |
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| Above:
A mini movie of a bullfight in Madrid, at the Plaza de
Toros de Las Ventas. Right:
A detail from Velásquez’s Las Meninas,
in the Prado Museum, Madrid. This was in a room rich with
Velásquez’s
paintings. |
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