Hotel Meninas Madrid

This entry includes February 7th and 8th which we spent in Madrid. Like I said we stayed at another nice hotel in Madrid which was right in the center of the city. Of course our first full day in Madrid we woke up early and did a guided tour, part walking ...

... 'o ainda não visitada da cidade.  Saltamos na Porta de Alcalá uma das 12 portas da cidade de Madrid. De lá pegamos um taxi e voltamos ao hotel.    Vó Lu e Paula ficaram descansando no hotel enquanto Helena me pediupara fazer a mesma ...

... that the thrill of the Prado is very much the thrill of Velasquez for me, although this is obvious to me now. Las Meninas made me rub my forehead to keep from leaking tears. I´m not sure why rubbing my forehead forestalled an emotional scene, ...

... , parecen reales...en movimiento.Velazquez (circa 1600) tiene tres pinturas estelares aqui. La inquietante y llena de detalles "Las Meninas", los borrachos y la imponente Crucifixion de Cristo (no se si es el nombre) pero existen muchas versiones, pero ...

... there for an hour but could have stayed longer.  Each of us found something we really liked.  I (Maria) found Las Meninas, and walked by it 4 different times just because I've always loved that painting and was so excited to actually see ...

... 'o da contagem regressiva do Ano Novo. Voltando ao assunto do Mc Donalds.    As filas eram gigantescas, mas eis que as meninas viram uma máquina para pedido sem filas. Claro que a 1a coisa a fazer é inserir o cartão de crédito, mas logo ...

... and relaxing. On Sunday I met Kathy at the Prado just before it opened. We wanted to get a picture of Velazquez "Las Meninas" before the crowds developed. Since the Prado is free on Sundays, it gets very crowded. They are also doing a special exhibit ...

... , speak the language, and learn all about the history, culture, traditions, and sports.  We took the metro into downtown Madrid and got to our hotel, had a snack, and then rested up for a night of Flamenco dancing and dinner in the heart of the city. ...

... so much.  My favorite paintings were the ones I'd seen pictures of previously, in Spanish classes.  The best was Las Meninas by Velasquez, because I'd seen that several times in classes, and had had it explained to me.  So, I stared at it ...

... museum we saw many interesting paintings, especially portraits and the crucifixon. The most famous painting that we saw was Velasquez's Las Meninas. Also a very large painting, and much larger than I thought it would be. After  finishing the two and ...

... on them!!!! (see photo's) Prado museum was great. Some amazing paintings, again lots of Spanish artists like Valazquez and Goya. Saw Las Meninas which has been called the best painting ever made and it was pretty good, but my favourite  in there was ...

... 't realize literally all the artists I studied in a Baroque art history class were housed there. Velasquez, Clara Peeters, Murillo, etc. Las Meninas and Las Hilanderes are two of my favorite paintings in the whole wide world and gazing at the canvas is an ...

... their faces, we walked the 20 minutes to the Museo del Prado and Reina Sophia. The two famous art museums in Madrid. At the Prado, we saw Las Meninas, some El Greco, a Rembrandt, and some Goya. In Reina Sophia, we saw Guernica, more Picasso, and some ...

... jamon bocadillos (Spanish appetizer sandwiches).  At the Prado, we saw works by Goya as well as Diego Velazquez’s Las Meninas and Bosch’s Garden of Delights.  In the evening, we had more tapas where we discovered our love for ...

... , great deal. After a rest, we set out for the Prado, FREE between 6-8PM every day!  I really wanted to see Las Meninas by Velazquez, since I have taught a book in my Spanish classes that mention this painting.  It really is very surreal to see ...

... Spanish painters, such as Velazquez, Goya and El Grego (see photo of me in front of Valazquez´most famous painting, Las Meninas). The museum was massive and I was starving during the visit and almost fainted :( Nevertheless, I was so impressed with the ...

... Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Murillo, Tintoretto, et al.  You might know Diego Velazquez de Silva as the painter of Las Meninas (a painting of the family of Philip IV), considered by many to be the finest painting in the world. Velazquez had a ...

... We only had about an hour to explore Del Prado, but we managed to see a lot of the highlights, such as Valazquez "Las Meninas," Goya's "Family Portrait of Charles IV," and Van Der Weyden's "Deposition."  We didn't have time for a siesta on Saturday ...

... .  That was cool.  We stayed at the Prado for like two hours, again exploring up on the second floor (where Las Meninas was!) and then on the first floor (Garden of Earthly Delights was there).      We took the Subway home ...

... to the 19th century. The best represented artists are Velázquez and Goya. The best known work on display is Las Meninas by Velázquez. El Prado also contains paintings from the Italian, Flemish, French, German, Dutch, and British schools. Written by: ...