at tapia, in asturias

santiago ... obligatory cat souvenir

santiago de compostela ... you can walk around on the top, las cubiertas, for ten euros

we passed on ...

santiago de compostela ... this facade ....

... conceals an earlier one

camino de santiago ... high on the pilgrims way crossing into galicia

an osborne bull west of astorga

you'd need a long lance to tilt at these thirty-three metre windmill blades

proof, if it were needed, that even the astorgans believe that blondes have more fun

the interior of gaudi's palace for the bishop at astorga is far far greater than the sum of it's parts, but they forbid you to take pictures

i wonder if they sell them in XXL ?

not the thirstiest pilgrims to pass through ... Villalcázar de Sirga

at fromista, far out on the plains in northern palencia, opposite this fantastic romanesque church ...

... is a bar/museum dedicated to one fabulous cheese ... boffard ! beware of imitations

a deserted hamlet north of castrojeriz, about thirty miles west of burgos

more neck-ache in burgos

cherubs in burgos

poseurs in burgos

house signs in vitoria

an elliptical bandstand on the avenue in san sebastian

san sebastian

playa de laga

an acorn from guernica

cafe casino in santiago de compostela

an elegant bar/restaurant/cafe with carved panels all around that seem to be inspired by dante's visions of purgatory, appropriate for a place of pilgrimage where people hoped to reduce the time they might spend there

there's always plenty to smile about in bilbao

an annoyingly grainy picture of the cemetery at goiriz, i kept forgetting to reset my camera for daylight after taking indoor pictures

karaoke nights in granada ... salvador dali sings "its my party and i'll cry if i want to"