We went for coffee and then went to use the school’s computer and printer to purchase our train tickets to and from Valencia. Afterwards we went to the university next door to eat in their cafeteria because we heard it was cheap. Surprisingly, in the school cafeteria there were tablecloths, pitchers of water, loaves of bread, and waiter service for lunch! It was a fixed menu with three choices for entrée, main, drink, and dessert. And it only cost 7 Euros apiece.
After class we hopped on the subway to go to the Museo Reina Sofía. The subway is amazingly efficient, easy to use, and goes everywhere. We got to the museum at 7:00, right when the free hours start. The museum is a large square with an inner courtyard with a beautiful garden and art statues. The building used to be a hospital in the 1700s but was remodeled into a modern art museum. In the front are two large glass elevators and behind it they have added a triangular courtyard in the back with a large glass building for the library and offices and special exhibits. The new courtyard is covered with a raised metal structure with skylights that reflects upside-down the scenery around the city. Very neat.
Inside were four floors of modern art. Many of the works were from Spanish artists, such as Picasso, Miro, Dali, Gris, and others. It includes Picasso’s Guernica and another whole section of war art from the Spanish Civil War. It was very enjoyable.
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