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REDISCOVERING MADRID IN 30°

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From the set out,  I knew this trip was not going to be what I expected. Madrid after the initial «tourist trip» with Marielle some 5 years back, had been to see specific exhibitions, notably a Miro and have a first visit to the Prado.  Of course, the Guernica. We did all that and were both very happy. However, I knew then that the Prado had only been glazed over although I had, thanks to Marielle, learnt a lot about Bosch. After the cold and rain in Paris, we arrived to find Madrid under blazing sun light and comfortably 26° - 32° on our last day Curious tree cutting It was 32° There were no specific exhibitions on in Madrid, I was looking forward to time at the Prado with explanations on periods and pictures from an acquaintance who is an art historian. Somehow, time ran away and it seemed that we  dashed through the Prado at the rate of nots. I felt like a tourist «I had done the Prado» Many of the artists I know thanks to the Ecole du Louvre but if it was necess