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Benny Bunter
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You got mixed up again, Guernica is in the Reina Sofia. My partner was there earlier this year and the Picasso section was closed off for some reason so she didn't get to see it.
Only time I've been to Madrid was in 2004, and my girlfriend at the time was arty, so we spent almost the whole time in the galleries. I found the Prado a bit boring but the the Thyssen and Reina Sofia were great. Lots of great sculptures about the place, though I'm hazy on the details now.
It didn't strike me as either an especially ugly or beautiful city at the time. I remember the Retiro Park near the Prado being nice. I'd recommend figuring out the buses though cos you have to do a lot of walking.
shakahislop
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the retiro is a nice park obviously but noticed when i was there in december how it felt almost retro. like the remains of a trend from the past. it felt like people still go there because it's a nice park but really it was designed for the leisure of people who don't exist anymore.
Corpsey
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Mr. Tea
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What, with the word 'alamy' hovering over him and anyone nearby?
Corpsey
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Madrid was great btw
More bars than any city in Europe
And the galleries were amazing. Prado obviously but also the Thyssen-Borgen probably the most impressive gallery I've been to.
Mr. Tea
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Corpsey
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sus
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There is something very sinister about Spain. About the creeping decadence it encourages. A perfumed intoxicant.
Many of our ancestors spoke of such effects. The Odyssey. Jack Vance. Heronbone. The Bard himself: Prospero's island. Spells are cast over a place. Every geographic border is a limit of enchantment. When you go, everyone is under the spell you start saying, Am I Crazy Or Is Everyone Crazy? and the answer is both but different kinds of crazy.
Many of our ancestors spoke of such effects. The Odyssey. Jack Vance. Heronbone. The Bard himself: Prospero's island. Spells are cast over a place. Every geographic border is a limit of enchantment. When you go, everyone is under the spell you start saying, Am I Crazy Or Is Everyone Crazy? and the answer is both but different kinds of crazy.