tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post6669735444463361214..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Spain's capital city - MadridRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21764777678660086352013-04-17T19:31:34.633+01:002013-04-17T19:31:34.633+01:00It does appear to be the rightful place for the pa...It does appear to be the rightful place for the painting to be - amongst the people who suffered. It would also bring more tourism to the area, which during these difficult unemployment times in Spain would be welcome. Incidentally although they are linking the euro problems in Spain and Greece as being on a similar scale we did not see any sign of it ourselves. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34457529969938742362013-04-17T19:23:08.430+01:002013-04-17T19:23:08.430+01:00I should like to see that film too especially now ...I should like to see that film too especially now I have seen so many paintings and photos from the Spanish civil war. On my list to watch out for - thanks for the reminder.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-40149394821211028162013-04-17T19:18:57.986+01:002013-04-17T19:18:57.986+01:00Wish we had been able to find the time to visit th...Wish we had been able to find the time to visit the palace and the cathedral which are right next door to each other, but time was short.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-56370920516441010112013-04-17T15:26:19.730+01:002013-04-17T15:26:19.730+01:00Another splendid post, Rosemary with its thought-p...Another splendid post, Rosemary with its thought-provoking contrast between the colour and light of the city and its flowers and the monochrome horror of the photograph and painting of Guernica. I grew up knowing about this painting, but somehow never realised its immense size. I can understand why the Basques want it back as part of their history.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-61718370806551702102013-04-17T14:21:58.810+01:002013-04-17T14:21:58.810+01:00It's always a dilemma in these ancient cities ...It's always a dilemma in these ancient cities of where to spend our limited time :) I just finished watching the movie "Hemingway and Gellhorn" which touches briefly on the Spanish civil war after WWI so your explanation of the details of the painting is perfect timing for me! Lovely to see their beautiful flowers.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21164405772335260532013-04-17T12:02:38.470+01:002013-04-17T12:02:38.470+01:00Madrid looks like a beautiful and amazing place. I...Madrid looks like a beautiful and amazing place. I would love to visit the palace and Cathedral.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-81752964546072348182013-04-17T09:05:55.995+01:002013-04-17T09:05:55.995+01:00Thank you Jane - the gardens were an oasis of calm...Thank you Jane - the gardens were an oasis of calm and lovely to sit in the sunshine there.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25528115918703321062013-04-16T23:58:26.533+01:002013-04-16T23:58:26.533+01:00Lovely photos from the botanical garden and great ...Lovely photos from the botanical garden and great history reading !Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-40117519745349778572013-04-16T22:24:18.886+01:002013-04-16T22:24:18.886+01:00Dear Sarah - most people could never understand wh...Dear Sarah - most people could never understand why Franco would have such a terrible tragedy launched on his own people - it was a black day for humanity.<br />Glad you enjoyed seeing a brief glimpse of spring in Madrid.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89264300513608642462013-04-16T22:17:38.221+01:002013-04-16T22:17:38.221+01:00That must have been really frustrating and very an...That must have been really frustrating and very annoying - 10 days is a long time.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27961119604494275762013-04-16T22:03:28.140+01:002013-04-16T22:03:28.140+01:00Rosemary, Thank you for the lovely insight to Madr...Rosemary, Thank you for the lovely insight to Madrid in the spring. I was very interested to see Picasso's ruins of Guernica. I read a novel last year based on the dreadful events on market day and it was quite haunting reading the effect it had.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-19504177214339902022013-04-16T21:57:40.751+01:002013-04-16T21:57:40.751+01:00Fantastic pictures Rosemary, I also love Madrid bu...Fantastic pictures Rosemary, I also love Madrid but I was stuck there once for about ten days. My flight was cancelled twice due to the ash cloud. Had to back by bus to The Netherlands, a total disaster.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86338305147279854842013-04-16T18:59:10.067+01:002013-04-16T18:59:10.067+01:00Dear Suzy - Thank you - I am pleased that you enjo...Dear Suzy - Thank you - I am pleased that you enjoyed the tour and found it of interest. Although we did not have too long in each place it is surprising how much you can learn and absorb in as short time. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-58965718718561363232013-04-16T18:56:26.813+01:002013-04-16T18:56:26.813+01:00Dear Erika - it is much better that you are busy a...Dear Erika - it is much better that you are busy at the bindery than not, especially during these difficult times for many people.<br />We are fully recharge after our sojourn in the La Mancha region having walked and seen such a lot. The trip fulfilled everything that we envisaged and hoped - good architecture, art, food and history.<br />Thank you for your visit and kind comment.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24809807049833286142013-04-16T18:47:00.250+01:002013-04-16T18:47:00.250+01:00So lovely to see The Magical Christmas Wreath Comp...So lovely to see The Magical Christmas Wreath Company here again - I have missed you being around Paul.<br />Glad you enjoyed seeing some of the images of the La Mancha region of Spain. When we returned home we were pretty exhausted, but now recovered and raring to go again!!!<br />Just the honey and nut cake came home in our cases but we can get some cheese from Waitrose to go with it.<br />Hope you do visit Cuenca sometime in the future.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86159612513821583462013-04-16T16:18:26.957+01:002013-04-16T16:18:26.957+01:00Thank you for such a wonderful tour and for the in...Thank you for such a wonderful tour and for the information which has been fascinating. Suzy xRustic Vintage Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707515487917612909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21459402162802136102013-04-16T15:59:42.808+01:002013-04-16T15:59:42.808+01:00Hello again, Rosemary!
It's been such a busy t...Hello again, Rosemary!<br />It's been such a busy time in the bindery that I've been unable to treat myself to my happy habit of virtual travel with you! Your Spanish posts have been wonderful, full of insight and beautiful photos as always. Madrid is such a wonderful city...the art, food an people are calling to me! <br />Warm regards, <br />ErikaParvum Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464815622667738686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85659515013968789792013-04-16T15:41:25.045+01:002013-04-16T15:41:25.045+01:00Have I really been away that long Rosemary. My goo...Have I really been away that long Rosemary. My goodness you have been adventuring all over the place. <br />I must thank you for the gift of beautiful spring colour from Madrid's botanical garden and the image of scabious, alerting us to brighter things coming our way soon.<br />The images of the plains of La Mancha are nothing short of spectacular, I can feel my shoulders relaxing just looking at that wide open expanse.<br />I became transfixed by your post of the enchanted city of Cuenca what an incredible landscape, very otherworldly and a somewhere I have not heard of before. I would love to visit, it will be added to my list.<br />Paul<br />PS. Hope you brought me back a big wedge of Manchego, one of my favourites with a generous serving of quince jelly.Mr Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570356924117694493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69943727853426426002013-04-16T15:35:38.217+01:002013-04-16T15:35:38.217+01:00It just gave us an opportunity of an overview, but...It just gave us an opportunity of an overview, but we did get to see a lot of the great masterpiece Spanish paintings which we really wanted to do.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23211117180424485922013-04-16T15:32:01.841+01:002013-04-16T15:32:01.841+01:00Glad that you enjoy visiting Madrid too - no time ...Glad that you enjoy visiting Madrid too - no time for us to go shopping, we just did the art galleries and walked to some of the sites. We stayed very near to the wonderful railway station building so the art galleries were very convenient for us. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68717716333380227342013-04-16T14:50:18.052+01:002013-04-16T14:50:18.052+01:00Looks a wonderful city as does the art. You are co...Looks a wonderful city as does the art. You are correct, can't see a lot in two days, but enough to wet the appetite for a return visit.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-37402532916541343422013-04-16T11:38:52.815+01:002013-04-16T11:38:52.815+01:00I always enjoy visiting Madrid. Definitely a walki...I always enjoy visiting Madrid. Definitely a walking city, lots of shopping on the Gran Via and the museums are one of the best in Europe. The Guernica is at home there in the Reina Sofia as it belongs to all of Spain. Not just for one region. Since Madrid is in the centre of Spain, then it is the perfect place. The flowers and plants in the Botanical gardens are wonderful. Also a perfect place for a stroll. Chic Delightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095901296795998446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-39468730280068172182013-04-16T06:35:54.240+01:002013-04-16T06:35:54.240+01:00Dear Marian - I do not think that most people real...Dear Marian - I do not think that most people realise that Guernica is such a very large painting. I used to think that it was just a regular size until I attended a lecture where the lecturer used a screen the same size as the painting to portray just how big it was. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-82156216500267855692013-04-16T06:27:56.976+01:002013-04-16T06:27:56.976+01:00I am sure that we must have stood in front of some...I am sure that we must have stood in front of some of the same paintings - yes, when you know a painting from books, lectures, or writing about it, and then you meet, it is like finding an old friend. <br />At first I thought it was going to be impossible to understand the Prado layout, but a plan was to hand, which proved to be very helpful.<br />The Botanical Gardens next to the Prado was a quiet oasis of calm to sit in the sun and reflect.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-51922128350663096462013-04-15T23:44:20.118+01:002013-04-15T23:44:20.118+01:00I would love to visit Madrid once, but most of all...I would love to visit Madrid once, but most of all the Prado which I've had on my list(a loooooooong list;-)) for some time already, and see all the masterpieces there. I had no idea 'Guernica' was such a huge painting. Must be very overwhelming. <br />Marianflowersandhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262453899981838266noreply@blogger.com