An Excursion to the Mountain Foothills
Castles, Cooking, Cofee, Climbing (on rocks by other people), Churches,
and more!
The Saturday after the conference, March 23, 2024, Ricardo, who was the
local host of the conference served as a host and took me and a colleague
of his, Javier, on an expedition to the north.
2024 Spain Pictures
Part 1: Zaragoza (54 pictures)
Part 2: Aljaferia (46 pictures)
Part 3: Northern Spain Expedition (69 pictures)
Part 4: Granada / Alhambra (58 pictures)
Part 5: Madrid (70 pictures)
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Loarre Castle
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A bearded vulture or ossifrage ("bone breaker"), known for
carrying bones up a...(more)
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A closeer show of Loarre with the church in the middle.
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Panoramic view of the Aragon
plain with the Loarre Castle on the far right.
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The view from the visitor center with the Loarre Caste on
the right.
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Another view looking south across
the plain in the Aragon region.
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Another big door in Spain, the entrance to Loarre Castle.
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The first chamber after the entrance where the monks would
do their thing.
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Light coming through a window of alabaster in Loarre Castle.
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A contrast of an 800 year old stone wall with the
radio tower on the hill.
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Another little town to the south
of the castle.
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Ricardo and Javier walking towards the
exit of Loarre Castle.
Aguero/Murillo de Gallego
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A dried thistle plant to ward off evil
(which was the style at the time).
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This looks like it's from a Road Runner and Coyote cartoon.
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A mural as we were leaving town. Note the bone-breaker vultures.
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I think these are also bearded vultures (ossifrages).
Remember Kids, Don't Do This (No Matter How Cool It Looks)
Javier wanted to give up smoking and as a step, had switched to vaping.
I'm not a fan of either, but I respect that he's trying and know it can
be difficult. Regardless, the pure white clouds against the blue sky
when he vaped looked quite striking. I had asked him if he would mind
if I took a picture of him producing a cloud and he said sure. I kind
of forgot to tell/warn Ricardo about my plan and it was a few minutes
later, when we were in a place with the sun behind me where I decided to
try it. So he did and Ricardo was right next to him, downwind of him.
It wasn't what I had intended to do, but it was kind of funny. And
Richardo's reaction of Hey, what the hell, man?!? was perfect
and not staged. He was fine once I explained what I was trying to do.
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A cool plant whose flowers were back-lit by the afternoon sun.
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A stream of drinkable (but untreated), not slimey water,
I tasted (un poco).
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I don't know what this was...I think just a nice house on
a hill with a great...(more)
2024 Spain Pictures
Part 1: Zaragoza (54 pictures)
Part 2: Aljaferia (46 pictures)
Part 3: Northern Spain Expedition (69 pictures)
Part 4: Granada / Alhambra (58 pictures)
Part 5: Madrid (70 pictures)
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