If you are ever in Spain... Part II

Hey all!
The weather here in Salamanca has been absolutely terrible this past week. With all the exams and papers and whatnot...It has been an effort to keep marching on (Especially after being alerted to the fact that Harrisonburg and Chapel Hill are enjoying 80 degree weather!)
But I have decided in order to keep my spirits up (and to distract myself from a looming paper...) I will continue with a few more entries in the "if you are ever in Spain..." series.
Aproveche!

6. El Prado in Madrid. This musuem holds some very important pieces of art, especially by Goya, Velazquez and El Greco. You absolutely must see Las Meninas by Velazquez. It has often been called one of the most influential paintings in the history of art! Mom, Dad, and Marc got to share this experience with me, and while we were walking around, Marc and I stumbled upon one of the most amazing paintings either of us had seen. its got a long title...in Spanish it is: Fulsilamiento de Torrijos y sus companeros en las playas de Malaga by Antonio Gisbert. You can click on the title to see the picture. Its pretty graphic, I warn you...but what impressed Marc and I so much was the story in every man's face..the detail, the pain, the reality. Not to mention its an absolutely HUGE painting. I hope you find it as interesting as we did.
7. See a Bullfight (unless you are extremely morally opposed). I thought I was going to hate it, and it was a little difficult to stomach all of that killing, but in the end, it became like watching a dance, something beautiful and very skillful. Also, watching and listening to the Spaniards who flanked me was quite an experience. In an odd sense, it reminded me a lot of going to an baseball game in the United States.

Two should be good for now...I've got to keep this going, right?
to be continued....yet again...