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MUNCH WHY CRY?

El Grito (1895), originally called Despair , is the most known and famous Edvard Munch .

Considered one of the most representative paintings of expressionism, their interpretations have been many and varied . While some believe that the picture represents the Edvard own anguish over the tragedy of the death of their relatives, others believe it is a critique of the socio-economic model at the time.

One day in 1883, Munch, described it this way in his diary, which could be the circumstances that led him to create this work, of which there are 50 variants: "I was walking with two friends. Then the sun set. At the moment the whole sky was blood red and a deep depression overtook me. I stood and I sat by the roadside, I felt very tired, clouds like blood and tongues of fire fell on the city and fjord blue and black. My friends kept walking and I stood alone, trembling with anxiety. I felt like a huge endless scream passing through nature'' .


After analyzing several paragraphs from the diary of Munch, and topographic data to study many times, it was apparently concluded that he had inspired to create Edvard Munch The Scream, was the eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesia), August 27, 1883. Since the explosion was heard 4500 miles away, and the gases expelled volcano sunsets were red for a long time, which came to be in Europe.



However, not only be inspired by this natural phenomenon, as it became known that the backdrop , was the city of Oslo , from the Ekeberg Hill, and that a mummy in Peru , which is discussed in Musée de l'Homme in Paris would figure that would inspire the author to the forefront.

never discover the real reasons that led to Munch painting as enigmatic picture, but maybe that is the reason that brings us to each of us, creating our own inspiration.

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DECIDE HOW THE NAME OF YOUR BLOG?

week, Montse, blog Borboleta Purple, received another Thinking Blogger Award, Congratulations beautiful!, and since I had recently nominated, he decided to re-nominate but a MEME The original Sea, in which all those who had been nominated (thank you very much again for thinking of me, has been a detail) we respond to the question, How did you decide the name of your blog ? And here is my answer ...

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THE CITY OF VIENNA

Q ant start by explaining the reason for my visit to Ponferrada . Well, this summer I have been on holiday in Cantabria (I'll do a post about this cute way), and there I visited Comillas, a beautiful seaside town, where I met a wonderful work the incredible Gaudí, El Capricho . So I was eager to see more of his works, and I remembered Episcopal Palace of Astorga was his work too, so, Ponferrada would be ideal to celebrate my birthday, they could visit Ponferrada, Astorga and Médulas . The problem is that in winter is very cold, the days are shorter and the weather is quite enough, so in the end we could not visit Astorga, but left for another visit, as the Bierzo area in general is so pretty I'm already looking forward to visiting again.

El Capricho. Gaudí

We arrived Friday night to Ponferrada (its name comes from "an iron settings" iron bridge, as a Bishop of Astorga called Osmundo, he built a bridge reinforced with iron for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago could cross the River Sil, which passes through Ponferrada). It was cold that you can not imagine. We dined in the city center and then went for a stroll through its streets, which were full of beautiful Christmas decorations.

Ayuntamiento de Ponferrada

A place for a drink

On Saturday, after dinner, we went to Médulas , old gold mining, belonging to the Roman Empire, and declared by UNESCO " Heritage " in December 1997 . I recommend watching these two pages in order to appreciate this wonderful place, Médulas and Tourism Bierzo. On the way, we have a cold that was not normal for four in the afternoon.

Awesome ice

We're almost

On reaching the village, trying to climb to the mine itself, but between he had to walk 1.8 km (as though in many websites that could put us go by car, once we reached the village, a sign over a car prevented non-residents), including cold it was and that when we arrived and would be dark, we decided not to upload, and visit the Archaeological Hall Médulas and the village itself.

View from the parking Médulas

Archaeological Hall Médulas

In Archaeological Hall we have a large model of the whole area, with educational signs about mining Roman, Roman settlements, recreation Scenes of everyday life, reproductions of equipment used by the Romans, a room that was used for the projection of videos. In short, a whole life told us that the Romans had been there at that time, and the complicated process of extracting gold.

The rural landscape and the Church Médulas

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Laundry in the town

Sink Interior

Now we come to the village of Carucedo , whose lake, was caused as a result Roman gold exploitation.

Carucedo
Lake

is now starting to get dark, so we returned back to Ponferrada, intending to visit Castillo Templar.

Templar castle

Castle of the Templars

This castle is located on a former pre-roman castro, after would be a Roman citadel, which in S. XI, would be rebuilt and fortified. In 1178, Alfonso IX, gives the town of Ponferrada to Knights Templar, with the mission to protect pilgrims on their way Santiago de Compostela. The castle was built in the S. XI, and was owned by the Templars until they disbanded in 1312, from the Castle to the Crown of Leon, and later to the Catholic Kings.




But during the French occupation in 1811, was ordered destroyed to prevent it from falling into their hands. But this was not the only misfortune he suffered this castle, then in 1850 the City sold its walls and used its stones, also leases the pasture area inside and even allows excavation to locate a football field. But fortunately in 1924 is granted the rank of National Monument, which causes all these atrocities do not continue.


Well, as I said, our intention was to visit, but had closed at six, so until Sunday, we could not go inside. But since we were there, I take out all these pictures outside, and visit other landmarks near this.

Sil River passing through Ponferrada, on your right side of Castle

Castle photo Friday evening

At the foot of this beautiful castle we find the Church of San Andrés (S. XVII) , inside which is the Christ Fortress, which was moved there, from the Castle Chapel.

Church of San Andrés

We enter a little more and came to the Plaza de la Virgen de la Encina , Where we can see two great wonders, the Basilica de la Encina and Relo Tower j .

View from the Plaza de La Torre del Reloj

The Clock Tower, located on Calle del Reloj, was built under the mandate of Charles I, to the right of this clock is the old prison, now converted into the Museo del Bierzo . And to his left is the Convent Mother's Conception .

Clock Tower

Across the square is the Basilica de la Encina , inside which houses the patron saint of the City, Virgen de la Encina . Legend who had been brought from the Holy Land for the Santo Toribio, Bishop of Astorga, and the Knights Templars, they found the statue of the Virgin in the hole an oak, which had been hidden to protect against invasions of the Muslims, adopting the nickname of the tree that had been found. La Virgen de la Encina, is one of the few Black Madonnas exists, and is also known as "La Morena ."

Basilica de la Encina

also highlight the Museum Radio, sponsored by Luis del Olmo.

came the dinner, so we got on the way to Centro Comercial El Rosal , whose name reminded me to another shopping center is in La Coruña, Los Rosales. The mall was recently opened near, and is pretty nice to tease, I was a little freaked out, because Lugo is the provincial capital has a mall As Spa is the largest in Galicia, but that was far from Ponferrada larger, and that it is not Ponferrada provincial capital, and has a population of about 66,000 inhabitants, in short, I've been delighted, the center is beautiful.

On Sunday we did more than visit the Castle, and return back to Lugo, a year more to my back, and with a mad desire to return to visit this beautiful area. But next time try to be summer, the days are longer, and make better time, as caught a cold, beautiful, beautiful!

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Today, I bring you back on the road, our next destination is VIENNA, the capital of Waltz .

View of Vienna with the Danube on the left

Vienna is an imperial city , which has its slopes a long history, it is the most ancient capitals of Europe. Located on the banks of the Danube, this beautiful city, full of monuments, palaces, museums and parks.

Hofburg

going to start our journey from wonderful Hofburg , which has been home to most of the nobility Austria's history. He is currently the residence of the President of the Republic of Austria.

Hofburg Imperial Palace from the Plaza of Heroes

This beautiful palace is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Austria. The palace houses the Museum of Sissi and imperial rooms, of which 20 are open to the public. Like the rooms in which lived the Empress Elisabeth (Sissi). The Hofburg Imperial Palace, is also known as the winter residence, as during the summer, the place chosen by the Imperial family was Schönbrunn Palace.

Schönbrunn Palace

If these two palaces are beautiful, we must not forget the Belvedere Palace, an artistic ensemble consisting of palaces, Upper Belvedere and Belvedere under (a museum) and another palace called Schwarzenberg, which is now a hotel.

Upper Belvedere

Lower Belvedere

Schwarzenberg Palace

These two palaces, Upper Belvedere and Lower Belvedere, are joined by beautiful gardens, and inside of both, is home to the Museum Austrian Baroque Art, the Museum of Medieval Austrian Art and Austrian Art Gallery , where it is exposed to the public, the famous work The Kiss , Austrian painter Gustav Klimt .

Gustav Klimt. Kiss

But not all palaces in this historic city, as if there is another building that stands out for its stunning beauty, is the Votive Church, which had been built to be the mausoleum of the famous Austrian, but finally this idea did not materialize. This church has the Virgin of Guadalupe biggest thing outside of Mexico.

Votive Church

Another church that also draws attention for its beauty, is the Church of San Carlos church that Emperor Charles VI , Commissioned in honor of its patron saint, San Carlos Borromeo, in gratitude at the end of the plague that had swept through Vienna at that time.

Church of San Carlos

Another religious building of note is the Stephansdom , which the Viennese like to call Steff.

Stephansdom

Even We have a lot to see, so a break would do us no wrong, for this, I am going to lead to a place where you rest, we will entertain the Prater Park, site of the amusement park oldest in the world, whose giant Ferris wheel is the oldest. This park also has a large area full of meadows, forests and quiet roads, called the "Green Prater", where we will rest a Minutillo.

Well, time to move on. Now we have to visit a monument that stands out for its great origininalidad, the Hundertwasser Building , structured by the famous Austrian artist Friedrich Hundertwasser, combining surfaces and vegetation (250 trees and shrubs).

Hundertwasser Building

The trip is coming to an end, but we can say goodbye to this beautiful city without hearing one of his excellent Viennese waltzes, the National Opera Vienna.

Vienna State Opera