Here are some things that have changed in Spain as we've walked west:
- My chamomille tea used to be served to me in tiny, single-serving teapots. Now barpeople just stick a special ceramic cup-top on top of the tea cup as the tea brews.
- Tortilla potatoes are sliced super thin out west, as opposed to the chunky potatoes in the eastern tortillas.
- Roofs are made primarily of slate now, while they used to be of rounded tiles. (But they turn back to tile on the coast!)
- There are more cows than sheep.
- Churches in the small towns have gotten smaller and uglier. Like, seriously tiny and plain with short steeples and unassuming bells.
- Further west they start slicing thick slices of bread for sandwiches instead of halving a baguette-style stalk. It is much softer to eat.
- Galicians store grain in these elevated sheds (to keep out the mice) called horreos, and they show up all over out here. They are so typical that some city homes have miniature versions in their gardens, just for show.
I don't think I've ever had the chance to see an overview of regional characteristics like what one sees as one walks. Fascinating and yet incredibly mundane.
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