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Las Fallas In Valencia, Part 1: What To Expect

    Las Fallas is one of the most spectacular festivals in Spain and we have Zach Frolich our guest writer and expert  in Valencia, to give us his take.  Las Fallas has immense sculptures; comical, erotic, religious, all dazzling.  It is wild and noisy.   Zach will describe this fantasy fest in four parts.  By Zach [...]
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By admin | Published: February 6, 2012
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Top Mental Institution For 2011: Reina Sophia Museum In Madrid

Is it a prison? Is it a shopping mall in Chicago? As I walked along side of the Reina Sophia Museum in Madrid, bars striped the windows. Turning the corner to the stark front facade, I was fortunately greeted by a Miro sculpture diluting yet more bars on more windows.
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By admin | Published: January 8, 2012
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Photo Friday! Where Is This In Spain?

The Puppy by Jeff Koons has smiling people clustering about in wonder. It is a definite lure into a famous museum in Spain. Several times a year the flowers are changed for a new batch
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By admin | Published: January 6, 2012
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An Exposition by Joachim Van Den Hurk

  By Nancy Todd   Part of the wonderment of this show is the medieval building that served as a stage for Joachim Van Den Hurk’s large contemporary paintings. Located in Barrio Gotico, The City Government is sponsor for the show titled “Indrets,” roughly translated to mean “spaces.”  Thirty foot high ceilings with massive brick [...]
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By admin | Published: January 13, 2009
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