The Happy Hogs of Spain
The pampered pigs of Spain live exceedingly well, up to the moment when they are “sacrificed,” as the Spaniards say, and become delectable hams. The noble pig, we learned recently in Madrid, is...
View ArticleDiego Velazquez’s Masterpiece
After reading The Forgery of Venus, by Michel Gruber, I was eager to take another look at the paintings in The Prado museum, in Madrid, Spain. This time with new eyes. The book is fiction, but it told...
View ArticleChristmas and New Year’s in Spain
(By Guest Contributor Alyssa Powell) In Spain, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are celebrated with gifts and treats, feasts and parties, just as we do back home in the USA, but with a difference. It’s a...
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