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Buen Camino sign (made from plastic bottle caps and paintbrushes) hanging outside a school
Wall art of young child with paint on hands - outside a paint shop
A mule looking at us looking at them over an old stone wall 
The first of a couple of stone bridges we passed today
The second of the elegant shaped ancient stone bridges we saw today - afterwards we read in the guidebook where it is described as a notable Romanesque structure
As we walked in the drizzle today, I did not take many photos, here is one taken in the past 10 days - sign for parking dogs = P + outline of dog = hook for dog lead - we have seen lots of dogs, being given walks in towns, but more often chained up or behind gates in farmyards and houses in villages…..often it seems there is a big guard dog and a small yapping dog 🐾
This charming ceramic was on the wall of the funky hotel room we stayed in a few nights ago… a cow jumps over the moon against a cityscape - most of the hotel rooms are more like monastic cells than that which usually comes to mind with the word hotel 


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2024 at 2:59 PM

    Sign gives new meaning to "dog park!"
    CHERYL

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2024 at 8:18 PM

    The children’s artwork appears to be very creative and unique. Hope you all get some much-needed rest tomorrow. Thank you for sharing. best, ROBBIE💚

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