Spain Souvenirs: What I brought home from Spain . . .

Before I left for my Spain Trip last November, blogging friend Maria was so kind to post a thread on the Spain/Portugal Forum on Slow Travel: What to bring home from Spain! From her wonderful thread I was able to get some fantastic ideas from Maria and other fellow Slow Travelers of what kind of souvenirs I could bring home from Spain as a wonderful reminder of my trip! And here's what I got:

From Madrid, a book from the Prado Museum which provides a summary for some of the most famous pieces of artwork such as Velasquez's Las Meninas (This guide and notes from watching Sister Wendy's DVD which was recommended by AnnieNC was so helpful to me during my visit) and a rosary from the Almudena Cathedral . . . .




From Seville, a flamenco dress for my wine bottle, a beautiful print of a street in the Barrio Santa Cruz, beautiful fans and castanets . . . .







A letter opener sword from Toledo . . .



From Granada, a beautiful print (Alhambra), a little decorative plate and box . . .





From Ronda, I picked up this cute little bottle of Sangria . . .



I got a few postcards from each city/town that I visited.


And no matter what, I can never throw out the collection of stubs, train tickets, maps, museum brochures, etc.



I brought back a great collection of Spanish music too . . .



And finally, on my last full day in Granada, I spent the day trying to find a guitar making shop, but I got lost so I finally asked a local and was directed to this great shop owner.



I was a little worried at first on how I was going to manage to bring my guitar home, but it was easier than I thought it was going to be. On both flights, the agents were really cool. They tagged my guitar just in case the flight was going to be full and I wouldn't be allowed to bring my guitar in the cabin. They then told me to ask the flight attendants when I board if they can find a place for my guitar. On my first flight, they politely stored my guitar in the closet up front. And then on my second flight home, I asked this other guy who also brought a guitar on board if we could put our guitars together so it wouldn't take extra space and so no one would be able to throw their heavy carry on's on top of them. He said sure and it worked out really great for the both of us.

And here's a closer look at my most favorite souvenir, which I really love!



Thank you so much for all these great ideas Maria! I'm sure that I will enjoy these souvenirs for years to come and they will always remind me of my wonderful trip to Spain! Edited to add: I also have to say a big Thank you to AnnieNC for asking about my souvnirs when I commented about possibly doing a souvenir post like Maria's. Thanks for the nudge Annie! :)