BlogHide Resteemsjuancar347 (72)in photography • 11 hours agoMadrid: the Christmas market in the Plaza MayorPerhaps no one is better than travellers to be aware of that wise popular saying that states, categorically, that time does not pass, but rather flies. Summer is over and autumn, with its…juancar347 (72)in photography • 2 days ago[ENG-SPN] The snows of yesteryear / Las nieves de antañoThere are places where the great theatre that is life continues to represent the same tragicomedy with those original scenarios on which one day, lost in the whirlwinds of time, towns, villages and…juancar347 (72)in photography • 3 days ago[ENG-SPN] Van Gogh and virtuality / Van Gogh y la virtualidadThe ancient Eastern assertion has never been more accurate, which, asserting that we live in the World of Maya or World of Illusion, seems to us to be the closest thing to that other technological…juancar347 (72)in photography • 4 days ago[ENG-SPN] Curiosities and superstition / Curiosidades y supersticiónBeyond the fountain-washhouse, where in medieval times pilgrims would refresh themselves and get rid of the endless dust of the roads, leaving behind the imposing doorway of an old Collegiate church…juancar347 (72)in photography • 5 days ago[ENG-SPN] The mysterious Dalí Dolmen / El misterioso Dolmen de DalíNot without some controversy, since it was placed in the heart of the central Avenida de Felipe II, opposite the old Sports Palace - currently the Wizink Center - there is one of the few works by…juancar347 (72)in photography • 5 days ago[ENG-SPN] A look at the Casa Labra in Madrid / Un vistazo a la Casa Labra de MadridWith more than a century and a half behind it, and located just a few metres from that emporium of illusion, which, metaphorically and comparatively speaking, is the Corte Inglés in Preciados, this…juancar347 (72)in photography • 6 days ago[ENG-SPN] Antagonisms / AntagonismosOf the ancient multicultural wealth that, for a good part of its long history, characterized this old and metaphorical bull's hide, which is Spain, many places still survive, which, like that old…juancar347 (72)in photography • 8 days ago[ENG-SPN] A walk along Carmen Street in Madrid / Un paseo por la calle del Carmen de MadridOne of the shortest and, paradoxically, busiest streets in the promiscuous centre of Madrid, which is never free of people coming and going, leaving and re-entering twenty-four hours a day, is none…juancar347 (72)in photography • 8 days ago[ENG-SPN] The Cathedral of Zamora / La catedral de ZamoraAlthough, due to its size, it is considered the smallest of its kind located in Castile and Leon and, by default, in the rest of Spain, the Cathedral of Zamora, dedicated to the figure of the…juancar347 (72)in photography • 10 days ago[ENG-SPN] My name is Lur / Me llamo LurMy name is Lur and although I have lived in a beautiful foster home in the San Ignacio neighbourhood of Bilbao since my earliest childhood, my origins are North American, going back to those first…juancar347 (72)in photography • 11 days ago[ENG-SPN] Diana the Huntress in Madrid / Diana cazadora en MadridNumber 31 on the central and popular Gran Via street in Madrid is another of the impressive buildings that, representing that neoclassical architecture that sometimes shares the spotlight with the…juancar347 (72)in photography • 11 days ago[ENG-SPN] The Fountain of Neptune and the Passage of Light / La Fuente de Neptuno y el Pasaje de la LuzAnother of the turning points that define one of the great landmarks of this traditional and monumental Madrid that always captivates with its elegant beauty, we find it, without moving too far from…juancar347 (72)in photography • 13 days agoA gastronomic journey through Madrid: Madrid stewWith something as succulent as gastronomy, it is difficult not to get carried away by another added pleasure, such as speculation and comparing some delicacies with those fantastic stories that in…juancar347 (72)in photography • 14 days ago[ENG-SPN] Madrid and Uncle Pepe / Madrid y el Tío PepeGila, that brilliant comedian, whose most famous gags included that deliberately subjective detail of calling the enemy to take cover because they were going to be attacked, said that opinions…juancar347 (72)in photography • 15 days ago[ENG-SPN] From Bécquer's swallows to Madrid's autumn / De las golondrinas de Bécquer al otoño de MadridPerhaps Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer was right when, in one of his best-known poems, he dreamily concluded that those black swallows, which for some unknown reason had caught his attention, never returned…juancar347 (72)in photography • 16 days ago[ENG-SPN] Resilient taverns in Madrid / Resilientes tabernas de MadridIt is true that, as an old and wise saying goes, time does not pass in vain, and the first consequence of this inevitable transition is the changes it causes, not only in people, destined by an…juancar347 (72)in photography • 17 days ago[ENG-SPN] A surrealist reflection / Una reflexión surrealistaAutumn, of course, is a truly ideal time to let yourself be carried away by the charm of daydreaming and to remember, with seductive nostalgia, those humble details, whose vision made an impression…juancar347 (72)in photography • 17 days ago[ENG-SPN] Madrid: yesterday, today and tomorrow / Madrid: ayer, hoy y mañanaA good part of that architectural evolution that makes Madrid an eminently stylish and multicultural city, we have, without going any further, in that metaphorical port of dreams and sighs, which…juancar347 (72)in photography • 19 days ago[ENG-SPN] Another magical corner of Madrid / Otro rincón mágico de MadridTime, inexorably, continues on its way and although we still have the feeling that it does not force its march, the truth is that we are sensing the opening of that symbolic door, represented in…juancar347 (72)in photography • 20 days ago[ENG-SPN] Cantabria and the dream / Cantabria y la ensoñaciónCantabria, after all, continues to be a land where the charm of its towns maintains, with firm determination, a meritorious resilience, which is appreciated, for the joy and delight of the traveler…
