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 ...

jarandilla de la vera ... los escobazos 2009 ... they're all completely bonkers !!!

collinson bwana ... the exemplary and paradigmatic epitome of anglo-hispanic super-hero-izm

there will be a short intermission ...

as if it weren't cold enough ... i'm going to snowy spain for a few days with my daughter

once i'm safely back in the arms of the loved one, the blog will start again on thursday