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Madrid food diary: El Caldero
El Caldero is situated in a central, pedestrian-only touristy area of Madrid. It was only one block from Plaza de Santa Ana where we were staying. It was founded in 1973 and specializes in Spanish rice dishes – paella. Their signature dish is rice cooked in a cauldron (more like a bucket) as illustrated by this painting – which
El Asador de Aranda, Madrid
After all that Russian art that came before this post, we thought a post about a hearty meal is apt. El Asador de Aranda is a chain of steakhouse in Spain that are well-known for their suckling lamb roasted in clay oven. We went to the one in downtown Madrid on Calle de Preciados. Given
Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 5
In the last few posts, I have been putting up photos of Russian modern art that are on display in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. This is part 5, the last one – various sculptural pieces scattered around the gallery. Don’t miss part 1, part 2,
Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 4
Several posts ago, I put up photos of Russian modern art that are on display in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. I have a couple more posts on this visit – this is part 4, and part one is here, part 2 here and part 3 here.
