pure nature

Believe me or not, but I took this photo on downtown Madrid!! Oh... I just love Retiro Park!!

Aunque parezca difícil de creer, esta foto la hice en ¡pleno centro de Madrid!
El Parque del Retiro, es un lugar realmente fantástico!

Listening to The Smashing Pumpkins Bleeding the orchid

apologies..

Hey.... I'm very sorry for this HUGE DELAY on posting... I was out of town without internet connection for a couple of days on vacation, and it was impossible for to to go on with this. But now i'm here again and I will try to continue on posting.
How've been you doing? what are you going to do for summer holidays?
I bring you this bunch of roses for my apologies... and the other one just as a witness of my free time... ;)

Gypsy witch

In some centric and crowded places you will find gypsy women who want to read your future for some money. They offer you a little branch of olive to give you lucky. But if you don't accept it (it's not free of course) they give you the evils eye! So believe in spells or not, the best you can do is to avoid them and look to other side! Is there anything similar in your city?

En algunos sitios céntricos y con mucho turismo turismo puedes encontrarte con mujeres gitanas que te ofrecerán una ramita de oliva y leerte la mano a cambio de algo de dinero. Sin embargo si desistes, se pondrán furiosas y te echarán mal de ojo!
Asi que tanto si crees en brujería como si no, lo mejor es evitarlas y mirar hacia otro lado. ¿Hay este tipo de gente en tu ciudad?

Listening to Devendra Banhart Sister

somewhere over the greenbow...

...Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Listening to Israel Kamawiwo'ole Somewhere over the rainbow (Please listen to this version!) (link to YouTube)

Have a nice weekend!! ¡¡Buen finde!!

Caballero a contraluz

I guess you already know how I like this kind of statue post... And here I am, playing with the sun, the light and General Martínez Campos sculpture in Retiro Park.
It's almost real uh? Have a nice week!


Supongo que ya os habreís dado cuenta de lo que me gusta hacer fotos a esculturas que me voy encontrando por ahi... Y aquí estoy, jugando al escondite con el sol, con la figura imponente del General Martínez Campos, y su monumento en el Retiro.
Parece casi real, ¿eh? ¡Feliz semana!

Listening to loquillo Cadillac solitario

back to the Book Fair

Book Fair is stilll open ( I think until next weekend) and I was there yesterday again, with some friends who write poetry and have made their own magazine called 13Trenes.
Weather was hot (it's June, don't you know that!?) and there were a LOT of people everywhere... so it's ok if you want to take a break and sit down under an umbrella... although I'd rather get lost under some huge tree ;)

Listening to Sorry Madonna

Enjoy your weekend

Enjoy your free time!
The sun is shining now...

¡Disfruta de tu tiempo!
Y aprovecha ahora que hace bueno...

Listening to Silvio Rodríguez Playa Girón

Fountain

Detail of the Fallen Angel Fountain base. Can you guess two sparrows in the photo? I only noticed them when I uploaded the photo into my computer!

Detalle de la base de la fuente del Ángel Caído. ¿Podeís distinguir los 2 gorriones? Sólo me percaté de ellos cuando cargué la foto en el ordenador!

Listening to Abrazado a la tristeza Extrechinato y Tú

Fallen Angel

This is such an special statue.
As I've read it's the only one in the world dedicated to the Fallen Angel, Lucifer. It was built in 1877 and then cast in bronze for the Exposition Universelle of Paris (1878). It's located in Retiro Park since 1885.
Apart of religious controversity and double meanings, I really like it. It's powerful indeed. Dramatic. Different. What do you think?

Esta es una estatua un tanto especial.
Según he leído, es la única estatua que hay en el mundo dedicada al Ángel Caído, Lucifer. Fue construída en 1877 y bañada en bronce para la Expo de Paris en 1878. Puedes encontrarla en el Retiro desde 1885.
Aparte de toda controversia religiosa y dobles sentidos, me encanta. Es dramática. Impresionante. Diferente. ¿Qué opinais?

Listening to La Mamma Morta Maria Callas (from Philadelphia soundtrack)

A booky day!

This morning I went to Retiro Park to the "Feria del Libro" (Book Parade?) that happens every year in this place. It's a great chance to find some rare books, get you favourite book signed by the author or take a walk and see what's going on with new books on sale. Retiro Park is also a very nice place to spend the day... I'll show you more photos this week!

Esta mañana me acerqué a la Feria del Libro que tiene lugar cada año por estas fechas en el Parque del Retiro. Es una gran oportunidad para buscar ese libro raro que tanto te gusta, o que te firmen los autores sus mejores obras, o ver qué hay de nuevo en el mundo de las editoriales. Y de paso dar una vuelta por el Parque del Retiro, que nunca está de más! Ya os enseñaré más fotos esta semana ;)

Listening to Jude King of yesterday

Carmen also posted her visit to the Book Fair last year here