Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight.

And, lo, has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light!

Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable: Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain’

Cosas de España

Zarzuela is a zesty, often satirical swirl of dialogue and operetta and once seen, it’s never forgotten . . . Here’s where to experience Spain’s magical musical theatre in Madrid.

As a follow-up to yesterday’s citation of Civil War museums . . . Nick Lloyd is a British historian who has lived in Spain for over 30 years and runs historical tours about the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona.

Spain has some fantasmagorical scenery. Here’s how to find some of it – the most Martian bits.

Lenox Napier finds fault here with a travel expert from the Daily Express, the tabloid I grew up reading.

Like Portugal before it, Spain is scrapping its Golden Visa, which might well have benefitted more corrupt Russians than innocent – but rich – Brits.

The UK

This crazy foreigner – a Frenchman in fact! – thinks that Britain is just as strong post-Brexit as it was pre.

Russia

When you think about it, Putin is really quite Christ-like. At least in his own eyes. But the head of the Orthodox Church is from much later in history, albeit only the Middle Ages.

The USA

An electric car crash: The American EV industry has hit the wall.

(A)GW/Energy/Net Zero/Quote of the Day

Net-zero is one of the most economically destructive policies devised by man, it says here.

The Way of the World

Trans children have been lied to by adults – the [UK’s] Cass report may now see the legal dam break . . . The entire narrative around adolescent gender dysphoria is breaking apart

Social Media

How to be upset in modern America. . . . A guy is suing more than 50 gals for calling him a bad date, seeking $2.1m after negative stories were shared about him in online.

English

Conniption: A fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm.

Did you know?

La Coruña in the NW corner of the Galician NW region of Spain is the cheaper and less-crowded alternative to Ibiza. At least that’s what the British tabloid, The Sun, has told its young readers. But this might come as quite a surprise to folk living there. And elsewhere in Spain. Even in Galicia it’s not famed for sun, though its beaches are said to be nice.

Finally . . .

Anyone know what this relates to? I have no idea and an AI search wasn’t helpful . . .

The Usual Links . . .

You can get my posts by email as soon as they’re published. With the added bonus that they’ll contain the typos I’ll discover later. I believe there’s a box for this at the bottom of each post. I guess it’s logical that this doesn’t appear on the version given to me . . .

For new readers:– If you’ve landed here looking for info on Galicia or Pontevedra, try here. If you’re passing through Pontevedra on the Camino, you’ll find a guide to the city there – updated a bit in early July 2023.

For those thinking of moving to Spain:- This is an extremely comprehensive and accurate guide to the challenge, written by a Brit who lives in both the North and the South and who’s very involved in helping Camino walkers. And this is something on the so-called Beckham Rule, which is beneficial – tax-wise – for folk who want to work here.