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Outside La catedral de Santiago de Compostela
The Picos de Europa.
la Plaza Mayor, Bilbao
The Mar Cantábrico from San Sebastián.
In the Park Güell, Barcelona.
Barcelona, near La Rambla, a long street of shops, street performers and bars.
Spanish wine
I love the fact that Spainards drink wine the way most Americans drink soda — which is to say all the time. I’m not familiar with any of the Spanish wines, but I know that they are all good and cost about as much as the box of Franzia in my fridge. Add to this the fact that when ordering a bottle of wine in Spain, it’s often accompanied with free cheese or jamón, and it’s easy for me to understand why so many people I know have spent so much money drinking while traveling in Spain.
Los museos
Dalí. Picasso. Goya. Gaudí. El Greco.
I read about these guys countless times during my undergraduate Spanish classes at KU, often looking at the textbook reproductions of their works again and again. Actually getting to see some of these works is something I’ve always wanted to do. As a kid, I always loved Dalí’s paintings, and seeing his most famous “La persistencia de la memoria” at the Reiña Sofía in Madrid will probably be one of my life highlights.
Los picos de Europa
It’s Spain’s first and largest national park and from the small thumbnails I’ve seen on their Web site, the landscape looks absolutely stunning. We’re stopping in a small village on the outskirts of the Picos named Potes before we drive through and around the park, and I think this stretch off the beaten path and onto some of Spain’s back roads will be rewarding.
Del coche 