She seemed to really be enjoying herself. It came through in her singing--and dancing.

Juan del Puerto could DANCE.

Fin de Fiesta (Vanesa Coloma)

Sunday brunch at the Brown Bear panederia (the bakery's name is in English, no translation necessary). Patricia had smoked salmon, a bagel, and cream cheese.

I had pancakes, bacon (sort of) and scrambled eggs (sort of). All this was very reasonably priced.

San Jerónimo el Real. this curch, which dates to teh 1500s is near the Prado Museum.

Triptych of the Virgin and Child. Anonymous Venecian. From 1300-1310. This picture hangs in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Museum in Madrid. They have a great collection that spans about 750 years.

I liked the near-3D nature of this picture as well as the picture itself.

Bramantino, Cristo resucitado; hacia 1490. Creo que esta es una imagen espectacular. The Risen Christ (Cristo resucitado) by Bramantino from 1490. This picture is worth zooming in on. [Sorry about the reflected lights. For everything the Thyssen does right, it seems to have taken no care to avooid relfections like these.]

The Immaculate Conception (La Inmaculada Conceptción) El Greco and Jorge Manuel Theotokópoulos El Greco's son and collaborator) from 1608-1614. I think the faces are not as distorted as often seen in El Greco paintings.

Bernini, San Sebastien; hacia 1617. One of my favorite pieces of sculpture; someday I will figure out a way to fully capture its essence (or not).

Enjoying a [short/rare] moment of sunshine outside the Thyssen-Bornemisza. It was still cold, though.

This edificío (building) that we saw on the way to Puerta del Sol caught my attention because of the color, the clock, and the cupola. It was the Old Post Office and now serves as the headquarters of the regional government of Madrid.

Statue of Charles the 3rd (Carlos III) in Puerta del Sol.

Collecíon de fondos de poder de las mujeres en Puerta del Sol. A fundraiser for "Women of Power" in Puerta del Sol.

Another angle of teh Charles the 3rd statue.

Plaza Mayor on a cold Sunday afternoon. It looks busy, but we have seen it much busier.

Harry Potter "volando" en la Plaza Mayor. It isn't every day that you see Harry Potter flying around the Plaza Mayor.

Vimos un espectáculo de flamenco en Casa Patas. We went to Casa Patas, another famous tablao, for more flamenco.

We sat just about where you see the camerero (waiter), right on the corner of the stage.