What is it about walking on stone-paved streets that makes history come alive for me? It probably has a lot to do with living in a concrete city of a very young nation where a mid-century house (as in 1950s) feels ancient. And any structure constructed in the 1800s is practically pre-historic! Here, in the middle of a city born …
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Can We All Get Along?
In a TV interview after the LA riots in May 1992, Rodney King wailed to the public, “Can we all get along?” I am reminded of this almost 18 years later while inside a museum auditorium in Spain, watching a documentary about the history of Toledo. It recounts how Toledo rose to prominence in the midst of a blossoming convenvicia …
Art For The Mouth
One of the best vantage points in Toledo is from the Victorio Macho Museum, previously the home and studio of a Spanish sculptor. From his courtyard patio you have unobstructed views of the hills and water as well as access to his prolific art collection: Art can be found everywhere in this town, but it shouldn’t just be for the …
Renaissance Triple Threat
Today it’s all about El Greco, or Doménikos Theotokópoulos (Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος), the famous artist born in Crete of Greek origin who is most well known for dramatic portraits with haunting, gaunt faces. He moved to Toledo at the age of 36 and worked there till his death in 1614 at the age of 73. He was a painter, architect, and …
Not Dairy Queen But Don Quixote
I’d mentioned yesterday my 4 reasons for visiting Toledo, and in the picture above, behind me is a statue of the man responsible for one of them. Cervantes fans know that there is a Route of DQ (no, not Dairy Queen but Don Quixote) cutting through Toledo that marks the various points mentioned in the book: I don’t have enough …
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