Showing posts with label Madrid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madrid. Show all posts
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Friday, May 29, 2020
Weekend Roundup
Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
1. Starts with "V"
2. A Favorite
3. VIOLET- chosen by Tom
Starts with "V"
VAN Houtte coffee with VAN Gogh Toronto ON
Favourite
VICTORIA BC Ten Thousand VILLAGES
VIOLET
There's a VIOLET glow from this cafe. We had breakfast there the next morning in Madrid Spain.
Proof of coffee!
Déjà Brew
VICTORIA BC VEGAN Hippy Chick Cafe
1. Starts with "V"
2. A Favorite
3. VIOLET- chosen by Tom
Starts with "V"
VAN Houtte coffee with VAN Gogh Toronto ON
Favourite
VICTORIA BC Ten Thousand VILLAGES
VIOLET
There's a VIOLET glow from this cafe. We had breakfast there the next morning in Madrid Spain.
Proof of coffee!
Déjà Brew
VICTORIA BC VEGAN Hippy Chick Cafe
Friday, January 24, 2020
Weekend Roundup
Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
1. Starts with "D"
2. A Favorite
3. DARK- chosen by Tom
Starts with "D"
DANG!
DUNDAS West Toronto coffee shop.
Favourite
Canadian coffee order 2 milk 2 sugar.
DARK
DARK Horse King St. West Toronto
Déjà Brew
DESAYUNOS breakfast in Madrid Spain 2018.
1. Starts with "D"
2. A Favorite
3. DARK- chosen by Tom
Starts with "D"
DANG!
DUNDAS West Toronto coffee shop.
Favourite
Canadian coffee order 2 milk 2 sugar.
DARK
DARK Horse King St. West Toronto
Déjà Brew
DESAYUNOS breakfast in Madrid Spain 2018.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Circles, Curves and Arches
Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
May 2019 - Barcelona Spain
November 2018 - Madrid Spain Almundena Cathedral
May 2019 - Florence Italy Ponte Vecchio
May 2019 - Barcelona Spain
November 2018 - Madrid Spain Almundena Cathedral
May 2019 - Florence Italy Ponte Vecchio
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Friday, August 2, 2019
Weekend Roundup
Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
ABC Wednesday
1. Starts with "E"
2. A Favorite
3. EVENING- chosen by Tom
Starts with "E"
ERDINGER
2015 Berlin Germany
FAVOURITE
Lincoln Nebraska Empyrean Brewing
Ancient civilizations believed paradise existed at the highest point in the universe, within a fiery sphere they called “The Empyrean.”
EVENING
Madrid Spain 2018
Beer sign spotted on our first evening, November, so it was evening already, at 5 PM.
LAST CALL
ELEPHANT and Castle pub on King St. west Toronto
ABC Wednesday
1. Starts with "E"
2. A Favorite
3. EVENING- chosen by Tom
Starts with "E"
ERDINGER
2015 Berlin Germany
FAVOURITE
Lincoln Nebraska Empyrean Brewing
Ancient civilizations believed paradise existed at the highest point in the universe, within a fiery sphere they called “The Empyrean.”
EVENING
Madrid Spain 2018
Beer sign spotted on our first evening, November, so it was evening already, at 5 PM.
LAST CALL
ELEPHANT and Castle pub on King St. west Toronto
Friday, April 19, 2019
Weekend Reflections
Posting at Weekend Reflections.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
Appropriate that I only spotted this on this Good Friday morning.
Almudena Cathedral - standing on the balcony with our backs to the Palace across the square. You can see the Palace and me at the bottom.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
Appropriate that I only spotted this on this Good Friday morning.
Almudena Cathedral - standing on the balcony with our backs to the Palace across the square. You can see the Palace and me at the bottom.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Saturday, March 2, 2019
#SpikySquare
BeckyB's March Spiky Squares Challenge
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
March 1 - Stone Island Mazatlan Mexico
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
March 1 - Stone Island Mazatlan Mexico
Monday, February 25, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Foto Tunes
Tom the backroads traveller hosts this weekly meme.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
Another one from the breakfast room at our hotel that had song lyrics painted on the wall. Last week's tune.
Before we left home we saw the movie and it was fabulous!
When we saw a Beatle tribute band here in Mazatlan earlier this month, this little guy came on between acts.
Before we left home we saw the movie and it was fabulous!
When we saw a Beatle tribute band here in Mazatlan earlier this month, this little guy came on between acts.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Six Word Saturday
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
The Gilded Cage, derived from the phrase "a bird in a gilded cage" meaning living in a luxurious prison, may refer to: The Gilded Cage (1916 film), a silent film drama.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
The Gilded Cage, derived from the phrase "a bird in a gilded cage" meaning living in a luxurious prison, may refer to: The Gilded Cage (1916 film), a silent film drama.
Wikipedia
Monday, January 21, 2019
Foto Tunes
Tom the backroads traveller hosts this weekly meme.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
The breakfast room at our hotel had song lyrics painted on the wall.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Tuesday Treasures
Tom the backroads traveller hosts this weekly meme.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
The Puerta de Dante, in the extreme southeastern corner of the Parque del Buen Retiro, is watched over by a carved mural of Dante’s Inferno.
Inferno is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno tells the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
The Puerta de Dante, in the extreme southeastern corner of the Parque del Buen Retiro, is watched over by a carved mural of Dante’s Inferno.
Inferno is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno tells the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Saturday, December 15, 2018
inSPIREd Sunday
Sally and Beth host inSPIREd Sunday!
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
*WARNING* photo heavy!!!
We entered and paid the fee to go to the museum and tower before going to the church.
Madrid's cathedral, which stands in Hapsburg Madrid, has a short but tortuous history. The first plans for the church were drawn up in 1879 by Francisco de Cubas, who wanted to create a pantheon for the late Queen Maria de la Mercedes. The foundation stone was laid in 1883, but when Pope Leo XIII granted a bull in 1885 for the creation of the Madrid-Alcalá bishopric, the plans for the church were changed to become plans for a cathedral.
When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo and the new capital had no cathedral. Plans to build a cathedral in Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena were discussed as early as the 16th century but even though Spain built more than 40 cities in the new world during that century and plenty of cathedrals, the cost of expanding and keeping the Empire came first and the construction of Madrid's cathedral was postponed. Making the cathedral the largest that the world had ever seen was then a priority, all other main Spanish cities had centuries old cathedrals, Madrid also has old churches but the construction of Almudena only began in 1879.
The cathedral seems to have been built on the site of a medieval mosque that was destroyed in 1083 when Alfonso VI reconquered Madrid.
The Neo-Gothic interior is uniquely modern, with chapels and statues of contemporary artists, in heterogeneous styles, from historical revivals to "pop-art" decor. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel features mosaic from known artist Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik.
This gold plated altarpiece was exquisitely made up of 18 boards that depict Christ’s life. You could climb the stairs to get a closer view of the altar and tabernacle.
The cathedral was only consecrated in 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
November 2018 - Madrid Spain
*WARNING* photo heavy!!!
We entered and paid the fee to go to the museum and tower before going to the church.
Madrid's cathedral, which stands in Hapsburg Madrid, has a short but tortuous history. The first plans for the church were drawn up in 1879 by Francisco de Cubas, who wanted to create a pantheon for the late Queen Maria de la Mercedes. The foundation stone was laid in 1883, but when Pope Leo XIII granted a bull in 1885 for the creation of the Madrid-Alcalá bishopric, the plans for the church were changed to become plans for a cathedral.
When the capital of Spain was transferred from Toledo to Madrid in 1561, the seat of the Church in Spain remained in Toledo and the new capital had no cathedral. Plans to build a cathedral in Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena were discussed as early as the 16th century but even though Spain built more than 40 cities in the new world during that century and plenty of cathedrals, the cost of expanding and keeping the Empire came first and the construction of Madrid's cathedral was postponed. Making the cathedral the largest that the world had ever seen was then a priority, all other main Spanish cities had centuries old cathedrals, Madrid also has old churches but the construction of Almudena only began in 1879.
The cathedral seems to have been built on the site of a medieval mosque that was destroyed in 1083 when Alfonso VI reconquered Madrid.
The Neo-Gothic interior is uniquely modern, with chapels and statues of contemporary artists, in heterogeneous styles, from historical revivals to "pop-art" decor. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel features mosaic from known artist Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik.
This gold plated altarpiece was exquisitely made up of 18 boards that depict Christ’s life. You could climb the stairs to get a closer view of the altar and tabernacle.
The cathedral was only consecrated in 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
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