Photo Page 2 - Spain

Granada, Spain, June 2012

The Hanging Houses of Cuenca, Spain, June 2012

Dusk in Majorca, May 2012

The medieval walls of Avila, Spain, February 2012

The roman aquaduct in Segovia, Spain, May 2012
Diagonal, Barcelona January 2014

Gracia street party, August 2013

Montserrat from the train station

Almost to the top of Montserrat

Snow clouds moving over the summit of Montserrat 

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