Medina Azahara

This is not exactly a "You are here." It is a sign that tells you what number to telephone to get a recorded explanation of the site you are about to visit.

In this connected age, our telephones can tell us where we are.

Catching up

We came across this exhibition in the library at Coimbra university. They would only allow me to photograph the poster of the exhibition.


This map is in the cathedral in Sevilla. It is noted for its opulence thanks to the wealth Spain acquired in the Americas.

This map, and it's label are in the park that used to be an army outpost at the very edge of a cliff at Sagres, Portugal. There are stations with informaton about Portugal's exploration of the world from the 15th century.