The first shot is of Segovia’s historic town centre, taken LOOKING DOWN from the top of Segovia Castle. (That darn turret sure had a lot of stairs!!!)
Storks’ nest in the bottom left corner 🙂
The second shot was taken at sunset in Santa Barbara, Toledo, LOOKING UP at the Monastery of San Juan De Los Reyes (left) and Puerta Del Cambrón (right).
To connect with travelwithintent’s weekly Look Up, Look Down photo challenge, click here.
Lady Of The Cakes 
Dammit, none of my Spain photos (or any photos) look this awesome! >.<
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You need to come back here for another attempt 🙂
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That second shot is absolutely beautiful. I’d give it stars if I could.
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And I’d take them off you without hesitation, thanks 🙂
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Yeah, the second one is a winner!
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I kind of love the touch of stork in the first one. Oh wait, I forgot, you hate nature and living things…
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Ha ha ha! Actually, I’m going to the forest this weekend! Well, not a real forest forest, but more like a forest park. So there. 😉
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With… Janis the Führer?!?
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Ha ha, no! It’s a work thing – like I’d go there otherwise. 🙂 I’m making a video – well, this website I work for is making a video so I have to be there to prompt and help with pronunciation…
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Ooooh, sounds more fun than even my personal lubricants project 😉
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I don’t think anything sounds more fun than that! 🙂
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Oh gosh, you sure this is safe? You might spontaneously combust from exposure to a hostile environment!
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Been trying to harden her up with my flower posts… this will be the acid test!
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And there are a lot of trees for potential snipers to hide behind 😉
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Oh my… better update that obituary again, just in case
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Yes, add ‘rabid feminist’ to whatever you’ve already got 😉
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She likes living things. As long as they can bring a bottle 😉
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Or from being hostile TO the environment…
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Great photos. And you’ve caught birds in both of them ( I admit I wouldn’t have noticed them in the first one, so thank you eagle-eyed Anna). The second could definitely be an advert for the Toledo Tourist Board. Thanks for joining the challenge again, I have loved all your entries.
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Erm…the first one had a caption pointing them out! They are kinda hard to spot in the second one, though.
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SHUT UP! Stop being so jealous of my attention! I was getting a compliment! DEBBIE didnt need to know I cheated! CULT OF ANNA!!!
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OK…!
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(did I freak you out? 😛 I think I freaked people out on that Married a Latvian post)
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YES!!! That’s why I’m going easy on you, because I know you’re totally riled up from that. And I’m scared in case might feel equally strongly about storks 😉
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I’m down with storks. They help free women from the baby duty 🙂
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Nah, I reckon they just deal with the easy bit… leaving women lumbered with these things for the rest of their lives!
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You’re trying to turn me anti-stork? 🙂
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Nice shots. I especially like the second one… all the birds!
Wherever we go, Jan always wants to drag me up a million steps so he can see the place from above!
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At least now you’ve got the PHOTO CHALLENGE motivation 🙂
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I do like the look of Toledo. That second’s a lovely shot 🙂
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Thanks 🙂 Toledo is pretty.
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I’m going to have to find a way to come to visit Spain, every time I see photos like these I remain fascinated with the beauty of that country.
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Yes, come over 🙂
BTW, here’s something you will surely appreciate:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexrees/27-cats-who-could-clearly-be-male-models
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ROFL!!! Must say…that the Yoga kitty (12) was loverly! 😉
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13 and 10 are my faves 🙂
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Yes, 10 is very demur, and the drops of water on kitty’s head aren’t quite bad! Thanks for this link…will keep my mind off the Spanish nostalgia, at least for a little while!
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How many stairs? I was amazed that St. Paul’s had over 500.
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WAsn’t quite that many… a bit over 200, I think.
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I love the light on the monastery in the second photo. Was it taken in the autumn?
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No, just a couple of weeks ago
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