Mimidora The Explorer

Today is officially my last tour day in Madrid and so, my Mamá Eva decided to take me to the exposition at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza of the works of one of the nost important artists of Spain, Antonio Lopez. What's else is great about him is, HE'S STILL ALIVE! :)

This morning i savored my galletas because this is my 2nd to the last breakfast for this long trip

Hehe

And then after taking a bath. We went to the metro station. It feels weird having to buy single journey ticket

When we arrived at the Thyssen, there was a line and the ticket they're selling is for the 14:30 batch. We arrived there around 11:30 To think that we came on a day where most madrileños are out because of the long weekend.





And so we decided to go out first and walk to the Barrio de las Letras. Apparently this place was a hangout of the old writers.
We also dropped by a church which is packed with people during the holy week.



After walking around some more, we saw a little taberna with a sign that says "Callos Madrileña". It is a typical dish in Spain with clean pig tripe :) yes the part of a pig's stomach








Mmmmm... Callos :)





Then this guy came and started talking to us. He's not freaky. He just wanted to start a conversation about the food because he never tried callos yet before but he's from Spain.


He wamted to try the callos so we gave him some and he gave us some of his food too and guess what it was? Rabo de Torro...bull's tail! :) ahahahahaha!


After that we had our foto taken outside this very antique place.


After eating we went back to the Thyssen and just sat under the shade because we had 1 hour more before we can go in.


Here's a sample of Antonio Lopez' sculpture. He not only does paintings, he's gifted with this type of art too


Entrance :) i had a discount because of my student card :)


Here's a sample of his paintingnof the Gran Vía. His work is soooo detaoled it looks loke a poster. Apparently what he does is, so as not to have different lightig, he went to the same place facing the same angle always on the same time


This is only the entrance. Fotos are not allowed and for once i followed :)


One more foto :) i'm really going to miss you Mamá Eva


After the museum we went home so that i can finish with my luggage. But i really wanted to bring home hortchata for my family so i went out for a while. I found the biscuits they featured in the news before "Filipinos" :) but i did not buy any.


When i arrived home, dinner was being prepared and it was pasta with tomatoes, carrots, onions, and some italian spicrs and it was a bit spicy but it was so delicious, it was a perfect parting gift :)


After dinner i had to continue with the packing of my luggages and that's it.

-- ¡Buenas Noches Madrid!

Today was Alana's last day and her parents came to fetch her.

After Alana left this afternoon, i just organized stuff and then i decided to go to Escorial today, i invited a friend to come with me but at the last minute she couldn't but my friends know me, i don't care if i don't have anyone to go with, it's my only chance :p i cannot go tomorrow because a French girl will be arriving and we have to receive her because if Mamá Eva is not yet here someone has to be here at home so i can't tomorrow.

I went to Estación Moncloa because the bus stations going to Escorial are there. I had a little bit of a problem at first because i had a whole 50€ bill and the bus driver did not have change for me but it was good that the lady up frony had change.

It was about an hour's trip to the place. I just read my book in te bus :)

When we arrived there, the plavr reminded me so much of Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines because of all the slopes

And a little bit away from the bus station, you can see the famous monastery :)



It was byilt by King Felipe II in the 16th century and it was named San Lorenzo del Escorial to commemorate San Lorenzo thr martyr who was grilled to death. In his feast day Spain won a battle against France, hence the naming of the place after him.

This gigantic building has a monastery, the summer and winter palaces, a library, a school and a pretty garden oh and a crypt! :)

Now the monastery put up for exhibitions the tapestries and paintings and other antique objects


They have a paintin by Greco inside :)


Then they have the architecture portion of the museum. It was how the place was done and the construction tools they used


And then more paintings


And then somewhere inside the place there is an open area with a fountain with no water but the structure was pretty


Against the light haha


From the windows you can already see the garden

















And now back to the interior, there was a big room dedicated to a painting on the whole wall called the Batalla or the Battle room.



And in the palace part we have the antique stuff like the arm chair, the bed and stools and some furnuture of the kings








And now the part i was waiting for. The crypt :) i've always wanted to see this part
This is the hallway down


It was cold downstairs... And the firt thing you will see is the cross



And the tombs that houses the urns :$


These are the crypts of the past kings and queens but not all queens are buried here because only the ones who had children that became kings were buried here


But it does not end there, there are more tombs :)











These are for the baby princes who died when they were still babies


And now, the basilica part, tourists were not allowed to enter because there was a ceremony going on. It was a wedding :)














Hahaha i'm a dork :)



Then i got a little bit tired so i just sat down somewhere and ate peanuts :)



You have to open it with a nail



And it's back to the bus station for me and back to Madrid proper :)




Oh here's outfit for the day:



Before going home i bought a litre of Horchata because it's cheaper. I bought the litre for .89 euro cents. If you buy this in restaurants it will coat you 1€ PER GLASS :p


I had spaghetti Again for dinner but i don't mind :) it's really really good


And the Greek Yoghurt i bought with the Horchata :)



As you can see i am already in pyjamas so that means i have to call it a day :)

-- ¡Buenas Noches Madrid!