A few days ago, overwhelmed with the “serious” reading I have been doing I went on a search for diversionary escape. Books like “Possession” by AS Byatt,  a literary suspense sort of thing, came to mind. The result of the search pleasantly turned up “The Bookman’s Tale” by Charlie Lovett. So far it is just…

One of the most beautiful places in France.

Kestrel showed up at the Atocha Train station in Madrid, it is a huge place and there is a tropical garden in the center, easily 100-150′ long and 50′ wide, two stories high.

Near the Palace of the Popes, not sure if this was an entry at one point or just an alcove of some sort. A cafe just of the Plaza near the Palace of the Popes

This plaza has quite a history, during the inquisition, in an effort to drive out the heretic protestants, they were strangled here. Gladly now we Protestants are safe, and it is a place for odd buskers – minnie mouse, an overweight spiderman, and some really odd sequined goats.