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Marvelous Madrid

From being a royal retreat in days of old (built in 1632), this beautiful Retiro Park was opened to the public in the 1800's and is filled with life every day of the week.

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The Unltimate Valentine

Love is essentially a sport, and not for the faint of heart. It is also a dance, and if you have chosen your partner for life, then it will culminate in the dance of death. Nothing expresses the concept of dying for one's love as does this ballet and score:

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In Awe of a Mosque

I am not Muslim. I am not Christian. I belong to no religion, yet standing in front of Mezquita, the Cordoba Cathedral in Spain, I was enraptured by its beauty and its grandeur.

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Piano prodigy surprises parents

Whatever it is, Heston is being called a piano prodigy. He wants to go to Utah State for an education, then Juilliard, then London's Royal College of Music. But of course, in the back of his mind, there's the family ranch and how his parents were planning on him taking it over.

The Earliest Copy Of Mona Lisa Found : Discovery News

Conservators at Madrid's Prado museum have identified what they believe is the earliest copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Music of the Season.......Your Faves or Not so Faves Funny Ones...Traditional...Traditional With a Twist....

I just finished listening to one of my favorite pieces of classical music -- Pachelbel's Candon in D Major -- but rocked up by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and with lyrics "This Night" added.

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All I want for Christmas

All I want for Christmas Is a small thing to ask All I want for Christmas Might seem like a lot to ask All I want for Christmas Is one very special gift All I want for Christmas Is this one special wish I wish for all to be happy I wish for all only joy I wish for all the little …

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Classical Halloween

It's just not Halloween without Count Dracula playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Here are a few more. Enjoy! Bruhns Mussorgsky Wagner Chopin Saint Saëns Grieg Russian Folk Song    

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My 9-11 and Pain for for us all

Several years ago a man was born He learned about freedom but his heart was torn He grow up knowing that life wasn't fair He was a mixed breed in a time that just didn't care He always looked to a Country that said Bring us Your poor on a Lady that Stands On a pedestal in New Yo …

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Friends Tell Friends; So Here's Why I Have Changed My Screen Name

I am going to keep this short, but yet again I think it is important to say. My screen name used to be Theresa N. Theresa was always a PART of my name but not it's entirety.

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