Museum Hopper

Oh, the Prado !  Jason and I went together with it being my second trip, but Jason's first trip.  It was magnificent.   We covered solid ground! This time, though, we were able to see the el Bosco/Bosch.  The last time I was there, the Prado had a special exhibit for his works, so they hda been pulled from the general museum.  The work,  the Garden of Earthly Delights  is just fascinating to look at.  Every new nook and cranny you focus on is engaging and interesting.  Even the back is painted.  It must have been quite controversial when it was first unveiled.   I just love Las Meninas , so much that I took so many pictures with the city statues with the Infanta! The other paintings by Diego Valazquez are literally the paintings you see of the Spanish royalty in the history books.  It is amazing to see them in person and realize that he was with these famous people.  The connection if you think of i...

I have been somewhat dreading writing this blog post -- I am worried that I am not going to the Prado and Thyssen (the next post I have to do) justice!   I booked tickets for my mom and I in advance for Saturday, which I highly recommend.  We still have a line to get in, but it was nowhere near as bad as the other line.  Our line was mostly due to people arriving before the museum opened.  I also think we got a slight discount for booking online.  I also bought the museum guide with our ticket.  I was expecting some sort of small-ish book; the book was ~20 EUR bought separately in the bookshop.  It was only ~9 EUR with the ticket.  While heavy to carry through the galleries, it was a nice reference for some of the other masterpieces.   Also, worth noting, you can get your ticket stamped as you leave and you can come back.   Our line a few minutes before it opened Our hotel was basically across the street from the museum, which w...