Thursday, July 30, 2009

Our Subway Stop

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Tirso de Molina (October, 1571? - March 12, 1648) was a Spanish Baroque dramatist and poet.
Originally Gabriel Téllez, he was born in Madrid. He studied at Alcalá de Henares, joined the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy on November 4, 1600, and entered the Monastery of San Antolín at Guadalajara, Spain on January 21, 1601. He was ordained a priest by 1610.


He had been writing plays for ten years when he was sent by his superiors on a mission to the West Indies in 1615; returning to Europe in 1617, he resided at the Mercedarian monastery in Madrid, took part in the proceedings of the Academía poetica de Madrid, founded by Sebastian Francisco de Medrano, competed in the literary tournaments then in vogue, and wrote copiously for the stage. He is now accepted as among the greatest dramatists of Spain.

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Robert's Picture from John's Camera


This interesting photograph was taken by Robert Y. in Toledo, Esp. Toledo (Latin: Toletum) is a municipality located in central Spain, 70 km south of Madrid. It is the capital of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage as one of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire and place of coexistence of Christian, Jewish and Moorish cultures. Many famous people and artists were born or lived in Toledo, including Al-Zarqali, Garcilaso de la Vega, Eleanor of Toledo , Alfonso X and El Greco. It was also the place of important historic events such as the Visigothic Councils of Toledo. As of 2007, the city has a population of 78,618 and an area of 232.1 km2 (89.59 square miles).

The website from this hotel says:

A traditional and emblematic hotel located in the heart of the baroque and neoclassic old town, opposite the Alcázar, 2 minutes walk from the cathedral and the Plaza de Zocodover.

Due to its central location, within 50 meters of the Plaza de Zocodover, and sharing ownership with the Carlos V hotel across from the Alcazar of Toledo) it offers all its guests an ideal starting point for visiting the Imperial City. The medieval Castilian Character is evident in Alfonso VI in both its style of construction as well as in its decoration. The hotel has conference rooms with capacities of up to 360 people. We have a well equipped conference room which will make any meeting or presentation as comfortable and successful as possible. In our largest hall we serve the most
select dishes at banquets as well as tourist group meals.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Robert takes abuse.

 
Robert is pummeled by his so-called "friends," after the last appearance of the Cocoa Beach Blaze. At least the raging rino is not trying to hurt him.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Look at the Concentration.

 
Robert's powerful leg snaps into action.
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