I should have visited one of those places when I was in Madrid in 2017, Nathan.
I hadn’t prepared to have enough time during my visit.
But I enjoyed the Retiró Park . . .
Chris
> On 29 Dec 18, at 10:07, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yesterday my daughter and I spent the day in Madrid. The main purpose of the
> trip was to visit the two great art museums, the Prado and the Museo Reina
> Sofía. Apart from that, we were going to have a good lunch and enjoy the city
> a bit. Our stay in Madrid was a total of 12 hours, and thanks to the
> high-speed train that covers the 450 km between Alicante and Madrid in
> 2:15-2:30 hours (depending on the number of stops along the way), it is a
> trip easily done as a day trip. Five images.
>
> It is 7 a.m. and Monica and I are on board the train, departing at 7:15. I
> had brought breakfast for Monica, knowing that she would probably not have
> eaten at home before I picked her up there at 6:30:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-c68FHVP/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-c68FHVP/A>
>
> Arriving at Madrid’s Atocha station at 9:35 (yes, that was the station where
> islamic terrorists killed 192 people back in 2004), we headed for the Prado,
> about 20 minutes walk, so just perfect since it opens at 10. We were there
> mainly to see the huge bicentenary exhibition, which includes many
> juxtapositions of old and more modern interpretations of the same motif, like
> here. What made me take this picture is the amusing way in which the man is
> examining the artwork. I have no idea what he was looking for:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-f4qSL96/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-f4qSL96/A>
>
> We then went to the section of the Prado that contains the Dutch/Flemish
> masters. I was especially keen for Monica to see the works of Hieronymous
> Bosch, an amazing painter who lived 500 years ago. Here is Monica looking at
> his triptych, Adoration of the Magi, from 1494:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-m7msQq9/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-m7msQq9/A>
>
> We spent more than 3 hours at the Prado, so it was time for lunch. For that,
> we headed to Madrid’s central square, Sol, and a nearby Cuban restaurant
> which I visited several times and which never disappoints:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3cg6TLQ/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3cg6TLQ/A>
>
> After lunch, we walked around Madrid for a couple of hours, including the
> beautiful Retiro park, and then we headed back to the Atocha neighbourhood,
> this time to visit the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid’s main modern art museum.
> The main attraction there is Picasso’s Guernica, but there is also an
> extensive collection of works by Dali and other important 20th century
> artists, and this time there was also a huge exhibition of art created in
> Paris in the two decades following WW II, by French and foreign artists who
> made their home in the city. Monica is a delight to take to such places—she
> looks at the works thoroughly and really takes her time. When she find a work
> particularly interesting, she takes a photo of the painting and the artist’s
> name so that she can research him/her on the net later:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wPZTthQ/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wPZTthQ/A>
>
> We spent 3 hours or more at the Reina Sofía, and then it was time to walk
> back to Atocha and take the last train home, at 9:15 p.m. I dropped off
> Monica at her place around midnight, tired but satisfied.
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