Fort de São Francisco Xavier. Located between City Park and the Foz. Playfully nicknamed the “Cheese Castle.”

Port Tasting at the Churchill Winery in Gaia across the Douro River from Porto.

What is Porto known for - Port wine of course. Portugal also owes its name to the city.

A fine red wine, Mussels and chips. The beginning of our last dinner in Madrid.

One of many sword shops in Toledo. Toledo was once famous for its Toledo-steel swords.

The Spanish Royal Palace - built by King Felipe to rival Versaille. It does - 135,000 square meters of living space and just under 3500 rooms. We toured only 39 of them

The Spanish love affair with hammon!

Magnificent memorial to the Spanish Peacemaker king, Alphonse XII, in Park Retiro, Madrid.

Picasso the man - as seen at the Museo Picasso

The Monserrat Monastery

Paella - the pride of Valencia

Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf

All the Barcelona Goodness!

Beautiful Marble staircase of the Hotel Derby Astoria
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Liberty Tower, National WWI Memorial, Kansas City, MO Attribution - Trip Advisor)

Your friend and mine - the earwig

Poninski Coat of Arms