神驰马德里

神驰马德里 由罗马飞马德里，只经过半小时，就到了位于伊比利亚半岛中部的西班牙首都马德里。 马德里天气晴朗，阳光充足，全年平均日照每天都在8小时以上，难怪英、法、德和北欧的客人都对这里充满了向往。酒店对面就是著名的西班牙王宫。王宫外的草坪和树木绿色宜人，修葺齐整，环境整洁，精美的人像雕塑神态各异、栩栩如生，掩映在繁茂枝叶之中，透出一种典雅的历史文化气息。王室现已搬到北郊，只有重大的典礼如接受国书、检阅仪仗队等仍然在这里举行。位于马德里市内的西班牙古代王宫，是现存的世界上最完整、最精美的宫殿之一，完全可以和法国的凡尔赛宫相媲美。 走进王宫内参观，果然相当奢华，宫内有帝王餐厅、瓷器大厅、御座厅以及小教堂等等，有的房间从四面墙壁到顶部都是用金子装饰起来的，有的房间则全部是用陶瓷(不同画面和不同形态)装饰起来的，宫内设立了各种各样的博物馆供游人参观，设在底层的王家图书馆藏书达30万册，而钟表馆中收藏的那一座座各国的钟表，至今走时准确。离王宫不远处就是著名的西班牙广场，广场中央矗立着高高的纪念碑，由顶部而至底部，那参差排列的人物群雕，在喷水的映衬之下，是那么典雅，又那么传神。更具特色的是，在纪念碑南面的基座上有两座活灵活现的青铜雕塑，他们就是西班牙著名作家塞万提斯笔下闻名于世的人物:骑在一匹瘦马上的唐吉诃德和骑在小毛驴上的他的侍从桑丘;塞万提斯是西班牙人民非常尊敬的人物。 普拉多博物馆坐落在马德里市内普拉多大道，是西班牙最著名的博物馆，亦是世界大美术馆之一，馆内有100多间陈列室，陈列着12 ―18世纪的美术作品共3000余幅，主要是西班牙画家的作品以及英国、荷兰和德国画家的代表作，大画家毕加索1937年创作的巨幅油画《格尔尼卡》于1981年10月起开始在这里展出。这幅画被认为是20世纪的杰作和西班牙的国宝。博物馆门前有西班牙名画家弗兰西斯科?戈雅手握画笔的坐像，馆内展出的他的《战争的恐怖》组画，包括《五月二日马德里巷战》、《五月三日枪杀起义者》等都是广为人知的作品。还有一幅画，画的是一个少女踏着战友的尸体去点燃大炮。 在用画笔反对战争上，戈雅在欧洲算得上是一个先驱，以至在后来毕加索等人同类题材的作品中，人们常能感觉到戈雅的影响。 西班牙斗牛是西班牙传统文化的重要组成部分，闻名于全世界，每年从4月份开始到10月份结束，每个星期天都要进行。马德里市中心的斗牛场是一幢方正高大的建筑，可以容纳2万多观众。斗牛时那热烈的场面、古老的服饰和情调、紧张惊险而又美妙的角斗，使斗牛成了西班牙人民普遍喜爱的一种传统娱乐项目。 继续驱车前行，是当地著名的加利西亚餐馆。在西班牙加利西亚菜是著名的，而加利西亚人又以会做菜而闻名。马德里老城区的街道很窄，两边都是停放的汽车，沿街四、五层高的楼房都是住户。西班牙式的阳台很有特色，都是铁栏杆做的，样子各式各样，离房间也就是半米多宽，老太太站在阳台上看看街景，也有年轻人站在阳台上聊天。走进餐馆，在吧台的一侧，挂着一大排火腿，这也是马德里餐饮的一大特色。当窗外天色渐暗，街灯亮起，马德里就更有了另一番情趣。 It takes only half an hour to fly from Rome to Madrid, the capital of Spain, which is located in the central area of the Iberian Peninsula. The weather in Madrid is usually clear, featuring abundant sunlight. All year round, the average daily sunshine can last more than eight hours, making this a mecca for tourists from UK, France, Germany, and Northern Europe. Opposite our hotel is the famous Spanish Palace with its spacious green lawns, huge shade trees, and diverse sculptures creating a pleasant environment and evincing a time-honored history. Nowadays, the royal families have been moved to the northern suburb of the city, so only on ceremonious occasions, such as accepting credentials and reviewing the guard of honor, do they appear in the palace. Our friend and host, Mr. Othello, is of the opinion that this ancient palace is the most complete and exquisite extant in the world, comparable to the Chateau de Versailles in Paris and the Forbidden City in Beijing. Inside the palace are the deluxe King’s Dinning Hall, Porcelain Hall, Royal Seat Hall, and Little Church. Some rooms, from walls to ceiling, are covered with gold leaf, and many are decorated with porcelains of diversified patterns. Various museums in the palace are open to tourists. The Royal Library, located on the first floor, includes more than 300,000 volumes. In the Clock & Watch Museum, an incredible variety of timepieces made in countries all over the world during different periods still tell the exact time. A short distance away from the palace is the famous Spanish Square, in the center of which towers a lofty memorial monument on which there are vivid sculptures. To the south of the monument are bronze sculptures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, legendary figures from Cervantes’ famous novel Don Quixote. Mr. Othello tells us that Cervantes is highly revered by Spanish people the world over. Bullfights constitute an important part of traditional Spanish culture and are reknowned throughout the world. From April to October every year, bullfight performances are held on Sundays. The bullring, located in the downtown area of Madrid, is a huge quadrangle building, which can accommodate an audience of more than 20,000. The fierce contests between matador and bull produce a fervor in the audience bordering on frenzy and rarely rivaled in other sporting events around the world, unless perhaps by World Cup Football, heavyweight boxing championships, or America’s Super Bowl. Driving ahead, we see the famous Galicia Restaurant. In Spain, Galicia cuisine is well known and much appreciated. Streets in the old area of the city proper of Madrid are mostly very narrow and are further congested by cars parking on both sides. Lining the streets are four- and five-storey buildings providing apartments for many families. The verandas of the apartments, different from those on Chinese buildings, are all constructed with iron balusters in diversified shapes, stretching about half a meter from the room. In the restaurant, over one side of the bar desk hangs a row of hams, which is a special feature in the restaurants of Madrid. When the sun sets and street lanterns are turned on, the night scene produces another memorable view of this splendid city.