does the skin come off easily or do you east it skin on? I find fish a bit intimidating when it comes to European habits and manners.

I keep seeing things I like here. It’s nice that the horse’s forelock matches the yellow forehead of the egret.

Marvelous!

That is a shot for the ages. So much going on. Bravo.

Yup. That’s another thing. If we had a home I’d probably frame and hang this one.

The horses's nostrils!

Moody is right. It was nice that it was one of our layover days so we weren’t locked in to anything.

Moody day.

I really like shots like this too. I wish now I’d taken a photo of the trees casting them too, because I forgot. Poplars or junipers maybe.

You’re right. I like to imagine it came from one of the fields we just biked past.

…and there’s that beautiful lettuce!

Those slivered shadows are so cool.

I have lettuce envy. Must be time to plant some more seeds.

My last such visit was in Bilbao, when one of my tires lost a lot of pressure overnight after I’d pumped it up while reassembling the bike. I took it to a shop to check it since i had the opportunity. The mechanic (owner?) unseated the tire to check the sealant and reseated it, not always easy with tubeless tires. Whatever the problem had been, it was gone. No charge. I had a similar experience in Barcelona with my old bike when I wasn’t sure I had the headset properly tightened (fork had to come off for packing). Headset was tightened and the mechanic showed me how to check. No charge.

I do the same thing. That’s not what happened here though - I’ve been wanting to pick up another jersey anyway. I wonder if they would have charged something for the work if I hadn’t bought anything though.