Spain

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Those Gaudí arches again! Museum up in Casa Milà.	Serpent spine example from nature in the Casa Milà design museum

Seed pod examples from nature in the Casa Milà design museum	Looking along the alignment of Casa Milà to La Sagrada Familia

Ventilation for Casa Milà	Up-and-down rooftop due to the inverted catenary arches supporting the structure

Stairwell tops on the roof of Casa Milà	Atrium of Casa Milà

Casa Milà's curvy facade	"Dragon" decoration on the top of Casa Batlló

Gaudí's signature catenary arches	Styley light in Casa Batlló

Whirlpool ceiling in Casa Batlló	Spinal stairs in Casa Batlló

Seat for courting couple (with seat for chaperone) in Casa Batlló	The living room on Casa Batlló's facade

Casa Batlló at night	Upside-down weights model to determine the pillars for the crypt of the Church of Colònia Güell

Styley sketch of La Sagrada Familia Cubist sculpture	Sketch of that La Sagrada Familia Cubist sculpture

Cubist sculpture on La Sagrada Familia	Paper-maché? sculpture

Spires of La Sagrada Familia	Stairwell in a La Sagrada Familia spire

Stained-glass windows in La Sagrada Familia	Windows and light in La Sagrada Familia

Slanting pillars and clusters of sculptures at the entrance to La Sagrada Familia	Bunches of fruit on top of La Sagrada Familia

About the only traditional bit of La Sagrada Familia	Parque Guell entrance buildings

In the Suessian Parque Güell	Mosaic decorations on the seating around the plaza in Parque Güell

Sigh	Delicious pollo a la Catalán (Catalonian chicken)

Mushrooms at the market	Barcelona apartment

Dusk in Cuenca	Fluorescent light bars for "Chromosaturation"

Mind-bending space coloring of Carlos Cruz-Diez's "Chromosaturation"	Fernando Zóbel's "Jardín Seco" (Garden Fire)

Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses) above the Huécar river valley	Casas Colgadas (Hanging Houses)

Catedral	Reflections and shadows on the Júcar River

Trees in Autumn over the Júcar River	El Rio de Júcar (The Jucar River) y La Puente San Antón & La Iglesia Virgen de la Luz (and The San Anton Bridge & The Lady of Light Church)

First sight of Africa	Garlic soup (with bread, ham, poached eggs, tasty)

Melissa tries Vino Tinto (red wine plus lemonade I think)	Tasty pomegranate

Great extended sunset from the train	Disused grain elevator by the railway going south

A bit of sizzle and smoke in the Granada cathedral square	Oily, salty eggplant goodness

Melissa, camera, paella, and... brain omelette	Melissa and paella

So hot even the prickly pears are dehydrated	Cave-houses up the Sacromonte valley

Brain-flower, my fave in the Alhambra gardens	Purple hair-product flowers in the Alhambra gardens

Colorful rose in the Alhambra gardens	Horse tie-ups around Charles V's palace in the Alhambra

Inner courtyard of Charles V's palace in the Alhambra	Defensible point of view from the Alhambra's alcazaba (citadel)

Date palm and tower in the Alhambra	"Honeycomb" ceiling in the Alhambra's Hall of the Abencerrajes

Window onto Granada from the Alhambra	Fountain in the Alhambra Generalife garden courtyard

Plasterwork in the Alhambra	Geometric tile patterns on walls in the Alhambra

Courtyard with pool in the Alhambra	Cats by the river

Granada streets	Granada old and new

Custardy goodness	Delicious spinach and chickpea casserole

Back at our favourite restaurant	Strategically placed fig leaves on carved coffin

Roman lead sarcophagus embossing detail	Roman lead sarcophagus

Córdoba-style cabling solutions? Note ropes...	Courtyard in the Alcázar

Stone window in the Alcázar	Date palms of the Jardins del Alcázar (Gardens of the Fortress), with the Mezquita belltower in the background

Tasty food - salt cod salad, sheep's milk cheese, gazpacho	Excellent restaurant in Córdoba

Metal lampshade in a Jewish historic house	Narrow streets in the Jewish quarter

Upper of orange-yellow stone gate to the Jewish quarter	Mezquita walls in the fading light

Mezquita orange courtyard	Mezquita bell tower

Colored window to the Mezquita courtyard	Oil of the catacombs/sacred oil/oil of the sick

Chapel ceiling in the Mezquita	Ornate plaster cathedral choir ceiling

Vaulted ceiling in the Mezquita	Poorly placed columns

Now-dark interior of the former mosque	Fine-scale mosaic above an arch in the Mezquita

Ornate overload in the Mezquita	Ornate roof inside the Mezquita

Arabic decorative details over a Mezquita alcove	Chapel inside the Mezquita

Brick or painted stone?	Red and white arches in the Mezquita mosque/cathedral

Courtyard of the Mezquita	Belltower from the orange & palm grove of the Mezquita

Arches on the wall of the Mezquita	Olive trees by the train tracks

Atocha station	Spinning carousel of tasty pastry in the Casa Mira window

Parrots in the Parque del Retiro	Lake and statue in the Parque del Retiro

Trees in the Parque del Retiro	Parque del Retiro gate

Gardens at the back of the Museo del Prado	Parroquia San Jerónimo El Real

Monuments in Madrid (locked behind fences)

Spain

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