A cultural day in Madrid!

Arriving at Madrid at 1 o´clock this night was not as troublesome as we had expected. After a small detour with the metro we arrived at our hotel, found something to eat and were in bed by 3 o´clock.

Today has been very active. After an Andalucian style breakfast we went down to the Museo Nacional del Prado for some great views of spanish medieval and rennesance painters such as Goya and Velazguez - a very interesting experience. Amongst many exciting paintings we got to see the “The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid“. Fantastic painting.

From here we went straight for the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, which contains modern paintings and of special interest to us a big collection of Miró, Dali and Picasso paintings and scultures. The museum closes at 14.30 on sundays (but as with the Museo Prado the entrance is free on sundays) and arriving not until 13 o´clock we were in a bit of a hurry. We went straight for the permanent collection and started exploring the Picasso and Miró exhibitions. After being dazzled by the horror and intensity of the famous “Guernica“, by Picasso, we went on to explore a painter that has caught Jakobs interest quite a bit: Dalí. He even got the chance to look at his favorite painting, but I´m sad to say that I don´t know which, and can therefore not tell you.

The rest of the afternoon has been used wandering the streets to get an impression of the city, which seems much nicer now compared to the impression we got last time, and in the park just relaxing.

Originally we should have met up with a good friend of mine, José, here in Madrid. Unfortunately it didn´t work out. I hope  to see you sometime in the future my friend and wish the best for you and all your loved ones until then.

Now we are going for something to eat. Tomorrow, after doing the last bit of shopping, we are heading back to Denmark, where we both long to see family and friends.

Hasta Luego!
Kasper