Art That Evokes Emotion
Picasso’s “Guernica”Stock Image from Study for Guernica, Picasso Picasso intended for “Guernica” to capture the horror of that moment, and I was surprised at how [Read More…]
AuthorChuck Ros
El Grecos in Toledo
“The Disrobing of Christ” El Greco is among the most recognizable and famous Spanish renaissance painters. Which is totally ironic because he was Greek: “El [Read More…]
Madrid’s 20th Century Cathedral
X There is no shortage of cathedrals in Europe. They seem to be a dime a dozen. We’ve heard even the most seasoned of European [Read More…]
Weird Dali’s = Sorta Normal
“Gypsy Figure” When people think of Salvador Dali, they think of melting clocks, grotesque nightmarish stick figures, wild collections of seemingly random images on a [Read More…]
Madrid’s Royal Palace: Better Than Versailles?
It seems a bold statement to make: how could Madrid’s Royal Palace possibly be better than France’s Versailles? We were struck by all the clocks [Read More…]
Madrid Is…
Madrid’s Royal Palace By the time you read this, we’ll have moved on to Valencia, Spain where we’ll be until early August. There are a [Read More…]
Congratulations to Gary W, $25 Amazon Gift Card Winner!
Every month for the next couple of months we’re drawing 1 name from our email subscriber list and sending them a $25 Amazon gift card: [Read More…]
Sharing the Love with Restaurant Recommendations
We’re off to a new city today (Valencia, Spain1), and while it’s great to wander a city and find new places to discover, it’s also [Read More…]
We Love Portugal!
Porto, Portugal and the River Duoro Now that we’ve moved on to Spain, a retrospective on our first visit to Portugal is in order. It [Read More…]