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About Joy Hendrickson

I am an adherent of the theory that we don't know what we don't know. I enjoy all things literary, visual, mysterious, and just beyond our grasp.

Madrid high Art and more~

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Joy Hendrickson

Everywhere you go and everywhere you look, there are museum salas and vaulted temples to high classical art, or galleries of classic modern masterpieces. And, of course, if you keep your eyes open, art is everywhere. Below: Tile street murals … Continue reading →

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Madrid is hopping~

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Joy Hendrickson

  There is no night life in Spain. They stay up late but they get up late. That is not night life. That is delaying the day.   But there is the day, the Hop-on Hop-off Bus day of a … Continue reading →

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Madrid first steps

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Joy Hendrickson

  Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters. ~Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises We lunched upstairs at Botin’s. It is one of the best restaurants in the world. We had roast young suckling pig and … Continue reading →

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Parting shots …

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

arrivederci

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Going Baroque …

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

More than marble facades, brocaded wallpaper and mirrored infinities, Baroque is that post-renaissance opulence that spread across the great regal dynasties of Europe. Think Versailles and try to do it one better, and you have Torino and its palatial set … Continue reading →

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Day and Night in Bologna

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

Whether the small corners of Bologna, showcasing its vibrant Gay and poetic concerns, or its expansive sunset-colored centro storico, or its medieval underground canal system and its oldest Romanesque churches … the visual treats are as tasty as its wine … Continue reading →

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Small “bites” of Bologna/St Georgio’s Day

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

April 23! Last year we celebrated St Jordi’s Day in Barcelona. Today in Bologna, some Catalan student from Barcelona set up a St Jordi’s and Catalan culture point in Piazzo St Stefano, where they sang medieval songs in their language … Continue reading →

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Museo dell ‘Automobile

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

Some say that love makes the world go ’round. But in Italy, and especially in Torino, the Detroit of the industrialized north, it is Fiat and Pirelli that have made Italy and Europe go ’round since the late 1800’s. The … Continue reading →

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The Reggia di Veneria

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

The Reggia di Veneria … a Versailles like hunting lodge/party palace of the grand house of Savoia has just been reopened to the public after almost a century of disuse. Built in the 17th century, the palace and its exhibits … Continue reading →

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What’s with Torino?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Joy Hendrickson

“You don’t have to believe in magic to feel the sense of mystery that pervades much of Turin, especially down by the weir on the Po on a foggy winter’s night. It might be enough to assign this to some … Continue reading →

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