I literally live less than 3 minutes (walking) away from the Reina Sofia Museum, so I figure it would be the first museum to tackle. I went with my lovely friend Marilyn that I met on day 2! We had a lot of fun and spent a total of four hours in this museum!!
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Before we ventured into the museum we stopped at a pizza place right down the street for lunch. Not exactly like the pizza we know in the US but really tasty! Here I'm holding a pizza pocket with "jamón y queso", the immortal Spanish combination of jam and cheese. Lol. |
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Ok, huge story to tell with this picture. This sculpture is right inside the huge canopy like structure that is the new addition onto the Reina Sofia. It's a sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein. I was immediately transported back a couple of weeks in time when I saw this because there was a very similar sculpture at the Port Columbus International Airport where I flew out from. Literally, the sculpture was at my terminal where my family and I waited for a while. |
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Here's a better view of the canopy, pretty cool right?! |
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Yay! Here's Marilyn standing under the sculpture. |
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And me! |
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The museum is a rectangle shape with a garden in the middle of the building. It was very peaceful and quiet in here. |
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Ok, one of the rooms in the Reina Sofia is just a completely white room with 4 large metal rectangular blocks. Marilyn and I were a little weirded out by them but we decided to have a little fun with it. Here's me sticking me head out from behind one of them. |
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And now my arms. Haha. |
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Haha. I love this picture. This is really a reflection of Marilyn's personality, cute and random. :-) |
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Here's a better view of the entire room. I don't really get what the whole point is. I read a little flyer about it and there's supposed to be something cool and sciency about it but I don't really get it... |
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This is from inside the elevator of the Reina Sofia. |
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Here I'm looking in the opposite direction towards the other set of elevators. |
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We worked up quite an appetite in the museum so we stopped at La Ochava, a little cafe near my apartment, and got some food. Those are ham, egg, and cheese sandwiches, along with some café con leche (coffee with milk). Soo delicious.
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All in all, a great day. I've got to say, I didn't really enjoy the Reina Sofia a whole lot because it's got a lot more modern art. It was a great experience though and I always have fun with Marilyn!!