Comments on: The Museos Thyssen-Bornemisza, Reina Sofia and Prado, Madrid

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:44:45 +0000

farida, no photos allowed in the Guernica room, signs up everywhere… I did manage some photos elsewhere in the museum, however.

By: farida

farida — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:42:08 +0000

No pictures of Guernica? Each one of us (4) got our picture taken. And so with others who were in the museo at that time. There were “watchers” and they did not stop us from having our pictures taken. That was the only painting, though, that we could take a picture. I loved that painting. Sad though.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:05:46 +0000

MTriumph/DC, did a post on Botin, among others from the trip. For the full lechon line up of articles, read this post and all the links. Essentially, Pigafetta's chronicles of Magellan's arriving in or about Cebu already lists roast pig as one of the foods, so we had a form of lechon BEFORE the spaniards got here if the chronicles are accurate.

By: MTriumph/DC

MTriumph/DC — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:20:12 +0000

MM, thanks for sharing your Madrid sojourn. We happen to arrive on the day of the World Cup finals, so we decided to get in the spirit and join the locals in the fun. I can tell you how absolutely hot, fun and crazy it was. It was really muy calor but what the heck, it was an historic moment! Did you get a chance to visit the neighborhoods? We had dinner at Botin near Plaza Mayor. I think it was above average but not exceptional. Their cochinillo was a tad salty and lacked the crispiness of the roasted skin that I was looking for (IMHO, Pinoys do it better). Although should we thank the Spaniards for the lechon or the Chinese? Now I’m curious. Do you have an idea when or how it started to become a part of our cuisine?
I have had the chance to read your blogs, courtesy of my sister, who is a big fan. Now I am. Salamat kababayan!

By: denise

denise — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:49:42 +0000

Joey in Dubai, i know that corner you are talking about, i passed by that intersection during the 5 yrs i spent working in makati…don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s slowly eroding, the top is actually filled with houses and 2 houses were never finished as they are on the very edge of the overhang. though before they started fixing up the sidewalk, it had some pretty interesting ferns and other wild plants growing