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Part 4: Do Marvelous Madrid, Spain, Cats Pray? (w Video)

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It's magical how WiFi stands and waves his paws! The marvels of Spain, too numerous to count (after all, my soon-to-be self-published novel is called "Flamenco & the Sitting Cat") -- were rendered all the more marvelous thanks to our kind hostess Henrietta Fielden (henriettafielden@gmail.com). Her flat in Madrid is located within a theater building… Continue reading Part 4: Do Marvelous Madrid, Spain, Cats Pray? (w Video)

Part 3: Marvelous Madrid, Spain — Flamenco

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Flamenco goddess Carmen Amaya. My father was from Spain, so even though I was born and mostly raised in the U.S., the music of my childhood was solely European classical and flamenco. That's why my upcoming novel is named, "Flamenco & the Sitting Cat," and here flamenco my marvelous visit to Madrid merits a post of… Continue reading Part 3: Marvelous Madrid, Spain — Flamenco

Part 2: Marvelous Madrid, Spain — Parks, Prado, and Sofia

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Madrid is such a jam-packed marvel that it deserves more than one post. Spacious parks abound. Here I posed at one that displayed Don Quixote and his devoted Sancho Panza… Thank goodness these aren't the kinds of horses that need to be swept up after.We could have spent way more than just a day at… Continue reading Part 2: Marvelous Madrid, Spain — Parks, Prado, and Sofia

Part 1: Marvelous Madrid, Spain — Graffiti and Royal Palace

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The king of Spain and his family weren't in when we visited, but we still enjoyed his nice house.Our three-week Spain/France adventure ended with four nights in Madrid — a city that needs far more time than that to fully appreciate all of its marvelousness — museums, architecture, public art, food (including the world’s oldest… Continue reading Part 1: Marvelous Madrid, Spain — Graffiti and Royal Palace

Ancient and Modern: Lovely León, Spain

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I love Spain! It's no accident that one of my soon-to-be self-published novels is called, "Flamenco & the Sitting Cat." A dream to sightsee on foot, León, Spain, was the next to last stop of a fun-filled vacation that my husband and I began with a weekend in beautiful Barcelona and then a stop in… Continue reading Ancient and Modern: Lovely León, Spain