An article in this morning’s online version of the NYT quoted Homer’s references to what became the Christian idea of personal resurrection. “You must endure, and not be brokenhearted. Once a man has died, and the dust has soaked up his blood, there is no resurrection.”
The resurrection as an article of faith is rather preposterous but as a miracle, why not celebrate it. We joined a big crowd in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor where a drum brigade from Cofrada de Cristo A La Cruz y de la Veronica were dressed in white ropes with purple sashes and touches of gold. Today is Easter Sunday and their drums are outfitted in the same Easter colors. The sound is bouncing off the walls of the plaza and carrying us away.
The Picasso exhibit at Ciculo de Belles Artes, “Picasso y el Museo,” is astonishing, nearly one hundred prints based on work by Picasso’s heroes of Spanish art, Velazquez, El Greco and Goya. The work dates from the thirties to the seventies and you can’t help but be bowled over by his command. He is shown having so much fun riffing on the masters it is a miracle really.
We travel to Pamplona tomorrow and then to France where we will start our camino. You can follow our journey by clicking on the orange “NEXT” text link below.
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