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| Morning
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In Plaça Vila de Madrid, there are Roman tombs in a sunken courtyard
overlooked by scooter parking. Ah, Europe.
I think this
completes the set of Roman ruins I was to visit, most of which I saw
over the course of the previous
day.
| My breakfast of a ham-and-cheese croissant and a brioche sandwich with
cheese, both from El Mos, a place I've visited
before. I was amazed they heated the croissant without it becoming
less flaky. I could tell it was a good croissant; next time I may pass
on the distracting filling and eat it at room temperature. As for the
brioche, it was fine: spongy bread rubbed with tomato and filled with a
slice of cheese.
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| Palau de la Generalitat
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I took some pictures of the exterior of the Palau
de la Generalitat, the seat of the government of Catalonia, the previous day.
| An interior courtyard.
| The unique statues overlooking the courtyard.
| The entrance of the palau's St George Chapel.
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| Also in the palau was the enormous St George's Hall.
| The hall's richly painted ceiling.
| A 360-degree panoramic movie showing the massive murals in St George's
Hall.
| A close-up of the intricate chandelier.
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| Museu d'Història de la Ciutat
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| The Museu
d'Història de la Ciutat's entrance in on the front right cover of
the building. The museum itself stretches to through the building and,
often underground, off the let side of this picture.
| A diagram showing how to date archaeological remains by what types of
shoes one finds.
| A sample of the remains of the Roman buildings underneath the
square/museum.
| Another sample. As you can see, we walked on footpaths above the ruins.
Sometimes the floor was made of glass, making walking above the remains
a little unnerving.
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| Looking the other direction across the square, we see the museum's exit
(middle) and a huge chapel (entered through the museum) (right). It's
not in regular religious use anymore. The chapel was entirely empty
while I was there, and it gave me quite a feeling of peace.
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| Lunch at Montello Ristorante-Pizzeria
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| Montello
Ristorante-Pizzeria, where I had lunch.
| As part of the menu of the day, I selected a green salad as an
appetizer. It was plain, as you can see. I dressed it with olive oil
and vinegar (both at the table).
| My marinara pizza (tomato sauce, garlic, and oregano) was fine. It was
also a bit plain, though I liked the diced garlic. I also like the
taste of the dough, though I felt the crust was a bit under cooked. (It
wasn't crispy anywhere.)
Although the picture makes the pie look
small, it was probably twelve inches across. Nevertheless, it felt
surprisingly light and I ate it all and didn't really feel full or heavy
afterwards.
| The dessert I managed to select after hearing my waitress recite the
desserts in Spanish. (A dessert came with the menu of the day.) I
chose the banana tart. Basically it was banana custard in a cake that's
nothing to speak about. Not bad.
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| Inside.
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| Museu Picasso
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Photography wasn't allowed in the Museu Picasso.
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| Dinner at Home
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| For dinner, I cooked breaded eggplant and romano beans with cured
meat once again
and it turned out just as well.
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