Living

Hamish in Spain

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    A view of the gardens at the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about an hour outside of Madrid's city center.

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    Another view over the gardens of El Escorial.

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    Photo: Courtesy of Museo Nacional del Prado
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    The recently restored Annunciation and Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden by Fra Angelico, c. 1425–26. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.

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    Several of Jan Taminiau's intricate couture gowns were on display at his Madrid apartment.

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    Photo: Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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    A 1830 rendering of the interior of La Scala in Milan is among the items on display in Opera: Passion, Power, and Politics at CaixaForum Madrid.

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    Inside the lavish Italian Embassy.

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    The Vienna Symphony Orchestra takes its bows at the Auditorio Nacional de Música.

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    Yours truly, surrounded by students from Spain's Condé Nast College.

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    At Restaurante Casa Salvador, with its charming checked tablecloths and rousing imagery of matadors.