Monthly Archives: April 2016

MM 3-3: San Leandro Shoreline in Monochrome

Posted on April 26, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

For this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge I have selected a shot I took a few years ago while strolling along the San Francisco Bay Shoreline trail in San Leandro. This area is about a mile north of the Heron Bay … Continue reading →

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MM 3-2: Madrid’s El Retiro Park in Monochrome

Posted on April 20, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

We settled in at our hotel on our first day in Madrid and then walked around the neighborhood and stopped by El Retiro Park (Parque del Buen Retiro) which was only a block away from the hotel. I took this … Continue reading →

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A Walk in Central Madrid, Part Two

Posted on April 19, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

After Puerta del Sol we walked a couple of blocks south to Plaza de Jacinto Benavente to see if Maestro, our favorite chocolateria, was still there. It was and we had a nice mid-day snack of hot chocolate and churros.

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A Walk in Central Madrid, Part One

Posted on April 18, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

On the second day of our two-day visit to Madrid last Fall we took a walk from our hotel near El Retiro Park westward to Puerta del Sol, the city’s largest square. In this posting I’ll cover what we saw … Continue reading →

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The Museums of Madrid

Posted on April 14, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

Three of Spain’s finest museums are within walking distance of each other on or near Paseo del Prado in a ritzy area of Madrid just west of El Retiro Park that is often called The Golden Triangle of Art. We … Continue reading →

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Monochrome Madness 3 -1: Lamps and Hats and Clothes-pinned Slippers

Posted on April 12, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

We were wandering around Puerta del Sol in central Madrid one day last Fall when we decided to walk a couple of blocks down Calle de Carretas to Plaza de Jacinto Benavente to see if our favorite chocolateria was still … Continue reading →

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A Walk in San Francisco’s Presidio

Posted on April 6, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

A few days after our return home from Barcelona last Fall I drove across the Bay Bridge to have lunch with my siblings and a cousin and their respective spouses at the Presidio Café in the clubhouse of the Presidio … Continue reading →

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MM 2 – 52: Closeup

Posted on April 5, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

Leanne Cole has chosen Closeup to be the theme for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge which also happens to be the final week of the second year of this challenge.  For my entry this week I have decided to submit … Continue reading →

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The Passion Facade of La Sagrada Familia

Posted on April 3, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

Of the three facades of La Sagrada Familia only The Nativity Facade was completed during Gaudi’s lifetime. The famous Catalan artist Josep Maria Subirachs was appointed in 1986 to provide the sculptures for the Passion Facade and he accepted on … Continue reading →

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