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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Madrid



For "Madrilenos' , although they concern themselves with modern world, they actually have not abandoned their origins. Most buildings in Madrid recall the grand old style , look at the Prado Museum, and the grandeur of the Royal Palace. Madrid's center has two landmarks i.e. The Royal Palace and The Park Retiro. Between them , a large square which is the center of Madrid, The Puerto del Sol, where almost all streets intersect here.
Food are various, much of them have been influenced by other regions, try 'cocido' . Also visit Prado Museum which houses both Spanish and European first class arts, not less than 5000 paintings collected from all over Europe. From El Greco, Hoya, Velasquez, Bosch, Breughel, and Botticelli. At Cason del Buen Retiro you might see Picasso's famous la Guernica.
Go east, and find Retiro Park, an elegant garden, forest, fountains, botanical collections, a lake , and Palacio de Cristal, a glass structure , housing cultural exhibits. Take a stroll at Plaza Mayor
, a 17th century square, built by Philip III, where you find shops, markets, restaurants, and summer festivities.


Watch the most bloodiest attraction in the world 'the bullfight', where every week at least 12 bulls will be killed furiously, in every city which conduct the show, like Madrid, Barcelona, Pamplona, and Sevilla, and other cities in Spain.

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