ok, sorry to the one or two people who read this blog for not posting anything for a while. I've been concentrating on my flickr page with new photos of my recent trip to España. It's all the computer time I could handle. I've got over 250 photos of the trip up, and yes, I know that's a lot, but I swear I edited severely. There was just so much to see and the scenery was so beautiful, so I took tons of pictures. It was a wonderful trip and I wish I could have stayed much, much longer. On the trip back to the states I was already craving pimientos de padron, jamon Iberico, morcilla, and cafe con leche. All of which I tried to eat nearly every chance I got. I lamented the fact that I missed my chance for churros and hot chocolate in Madrid, and that I probably could have gotten away with smuggling chorizo in my checked luggage. That said, Joe and I drank as much wine as we possibly could while there (beer too, with breakfast sometimes). I ate so much jamon that i got sick of it for a couple days, but soon i was back on the wagon. fried potatoes, manchego, chorizo........... it was about the food, for me.

 It was supposed to be a half wine- half art trip. The art I enjoyed most was taken in in a big one day slurp of Madrid at Museo del Prado and Museo Centro Arte de Reina Sofia, no small feat. Of course, we practically ran through the Prado, because you have to, there is way too much in it. Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights made the visit worthwhile. There were also a few wonderful Goyas, but I've never been one for the old masters- style. I tried to see everything in the Reina Sofia, a modern and contemporary collection, however I really just went there to see Picasso's La Guernica. I stood and stared at it for 10- 15 minutes. It was amazing, as is their whole surrealist section. 

more later.