more stuff in madrid

stuff in avila

re-naming a street in avila

toledo

at the cathedral in toledo ... no "goose-stepping" allowed

stuff in toledo

mazapan ... this cake is called "an eel"

we made do without a bmw, but we did re-visit a roman ruin and las villuercas

i've only just discovered that this familiar landmark stood elsewhere until the river was dammed

http://www.paseovirtual.net/talaverilla/augustobriga.htm

http://www.villuercas.net/index.htm

plucky little englanders venture into iberia's wide open spaces

there is a monastery in a little town in a remote part of spain ...

stuff from a room in a monastery where photography is discouraged ...

translation exercise ... how would a spaniard say "my grandfather has gone to see a man about a dog" ?

more stuff from a monastery where photography is discouraged ...

http://www.extremaduramente.com/2009/11/nuevo-museo-de-bordados-y-casullas-de-guadalupe/

http://www.hoy.es/multimedia/fotos/ultimos/46628-monasterio-guadalupe-rehabilita-organo-museo-0.html

build your house upon a rock ...