Without Question or Pause

I think it would be nearly impossible to go to Madrid and NOT see anything Cervantes or Don Quixote related.  Above is a statue of Miguel de Cervantes.

And the street where he lived is named after him.

The street is a pedestrian only street - I think we should have more of those in the US.  

This inscription is hung on the wall of the building where Miguel de Cervantes lived and died in 1616.

This, a line from Chapter 7, can be found just outside the house Cervantes lived in:  ¿Qué aposento, o qué nada, busca vuestra merced? Ya no hay aposento ni libros en esta casa, porque todo se lo llevó el mesmo diablo. 

The statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in Plaza de España appeared to be the most photographed thing in Madrid - at least from what I saw.  People EVERYWHERE.  

Ruiz, a friend of mine from the Mish, who now lives in La Mancha, brought me my very own copies of Don Quixote that are printed in La Mancha.  Thanks Ruiz!

And I think this might be my favorite Picasso.  I didn't see it in Spain.  I wonder where the original is located.  Also, I was disappointed not to have seen an old windmill while traveling in Spain.  I did, however, see plenty of new HUGE windmills.  Which gave me an idea for a movie:  an updated Sci-Fi Don Quixote with him fighting the modern windmills in some way.  That's the basic premise, now someone go write the script.  Thank you very much.