The Borromeo del Rio Carmelo Mission, Carmel. The Spanish settlers of 18th century California established 21 missions, from San Diego north to San Francisco. I have visited almost all of them. They are sort of the West Coast version of the old Quaker meetinghouses I loved back in PA. More often than not, […]
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Globestomping
The card in England’s Plumpton Racecourse includes a ten-strong Shetland Pony Champion Hurdle, on which the Tote runs a special pool as part of their between-races entertainment. There’s the Shetland Grand National – only the most nauseatingly adorable thing I’ve seen in my whole life. A miniature steeplechase on stout, furry little legs, streaking forward […]
Went to the national library today, but my pictures are in my real camera from which I’ll have to extract them later or something like that. Needless to say, it is monumental. This was some totally awesome masterpiece of genius and photoshop that some student did for the library’s 300th anniversary: l /> Thanks to […]
In the area known as Embajadores, where my friend Eugenia lives, there’s a street called De la Ribera de Curtidores that houses 3 small leather and equestrian shops. They are tiny and filled with leather saddles and bridles, halters and bits and colorful saddle bags. They have great collections of leather bags, purses and briefcases, […]
Chocolate negro con miel y vanille frios (cold chocolate with honey and vanilla, ie the most delicious thing I’ve ever had, ever).
Casa de Diego – Plaza de la Puerto del Sol 12 I bought my father a walking stick with a dog head here. Capas Sesena de la cruz 23