From Here You Can Almost See the Sea

Posted & filed under Barcelona, covers, Lisbon, Madrid, Spain.

The Italian cover of Fire, published by De Agostini. Click to enbiggen. The text means something along the lines of, “Her mystique is a gift as sharp as a blade.” 😀 ————> My subject heading is a David Gray song (click here to listen) that popped into my head the instant I walked into my… Read more »

Madrid Miscellany

Posted & filed under amsterdam, Bologna, books, lost in translation, Madrid, Paris, randutiae.

¡Hola amigos! Here’s something I saw written on a wall inside a building today in Madrid: I have sometimes dreamt that when the Day of Judgement dawns and the great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to receive their rewards — their crowns, their laurels, their names carved indelibly upon imperishable marble — the Almighty… Read more »