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

And, lo, the hunter of the east 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.

NOTE: This is the full text that should have gone last evening . . .

Another beautiful drive today, followed by an engaging afternoon and evening with a Dutch lady friend of mine.

Cosas de España/Galiza

The latest development in one of the current corruption scandals that I find hard to keep up with.

Responding to an inevitable spate of accidents, Spain will impose certain requirements and restrictions on e-scooter users from January 2 next year. It’d be good if the police actually enforced existing on speed limits in pedestrian areas.

Cantabria gets the (sponsored) treatment here. Personally, I wouldn’t have said that Santillana del Mar is a ‘seaside town’. In fact, the Spanish joke is that it’s misnamed thrice. It’s not holy, in a plane or by the sea.

The UK

Huge parliamentary majorities can be a real problem for a Prime Minister in the British system of government, as this article clearly shows.

The same frustration and anger that carried Labour into government is now threatening to sweep Labour out of it again. Rationale here.

The mad, bad world of MAGA

Amateur hour returns to the White House.

Spanish

• Sacar partido – To gain advantage, the edge
• Hacer las vista gorda – To ignore
• Reír de gracia: To laugh at/ about. To make fun of.

Did you know?

Thanksgiving fun facts.

Finally . . .

The world’s 20 most spectacular railway stations. Covering five continents, these extraordinary spaces reveal the artistry, ambition and grandeur that made early train travel so thrilling.