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Planning a trip to Spain

March 21, 2025 by Manzo Dakota
Madrid Al Cubo store in Madrid, Spain

For a while now, I have had an urge to go to Spain; I want to see the masterpieces of my college art history days at The Prado in Madrid, and I want to see the architecture of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona. I have long had an appreciation for the act of improvisation when taking … Read more

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Next stage of planning for Spain

March 21, 2025 by Manzo Dakota
My marked-up map of Barcelona and metro trip planning

I was so excited for my trip to Spain that I think my planning elevated to a near obsessive compulsive level. As I mentioned in the last post, it started with an old school approach, reading and taking notes from Fodor’s Travel Guides checked out from the library. But once I had my list of … Read more

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Spiderman with the Rorschach art face

March 21, 2025 by Manzo Dakota
Spiderman with Rorschach art face, street art seen in Madrid, Spain

I saw this street art while walking the streets of Barcelona at night, not far from the Picasso Museum in the “La Ribera” neighborhood. I’ve always been a fan of Spiderman and read the comics as a kid, but what grabbed my attention here is the depiction of his face. As you can see, the … Read more

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