These are few things I have noted about Spain. I have to say I thought Spain was all high rise and crowded beaches (except the bit around my brothers which is nice rolling countryside). I was so wrong. I’m sure it has “sun cities” (high rise jungle with cheek to cheek sun beds) , in fact in the past I’ve been to some. But Spain has some of the most beautiful countryside I have seen.
Here are some of the little observations I made in no order.

There are concrete aqueducts through lots of the fields, lots of water is needed on the fields and it doesn’t fall from the sky too much.

Massive greenhouse or poly tunnels, these take up valley after valley when you are down south, pumped full of chemicals and false environments, excellent growing conditions for your tomatoes.

Villages never have all the shops in a centre there always spread out through the village.

Spanish have a name for being loud, and the first campsite we were on the owner lived up to the image, but actually I’m finding most of the time Spanish are not that loud.

Spanish are nowhere near as polite as the French, and often do not return an “hola” or a smile.

Children are not controlled – I’ve seen children everywhere, climbing walls, running through restaurants, invading other tent pitches, etc. The image is British children are shouted at all the time (and I tend to agree). Spanish children aren’t shouted at, but they are allowed to do things that would be considered disrespectful in the UK.

Roads vary just like in the UK, both in condition and size, lots are really good, nice tarmac, wide enough, although slip roads are always short and I believe the lanes on motorways are narrower than UK lanes on motorways. One strange thing is that if two lanes merge it is the slow lane that merges into the fast lane. In terms of condition of roads you have the other extreme as well. We often are cycling bumpy tracks and come across cars. One we did the had junction road signs on it and we meet lots of cars and lorries while peddling over the bumpy track. It was shown on the map as a relatively major road and you think is this really?

Each road has a kilometre marking every k along its length. Road junction numbers match the kilometres marking.

Eating very important, it stops for lunch (about 2pm) but that time for lunch suits us. Spanish are grazers, lots of snacks all day long.

Toilets – ladies cubicles are always really small (I can’t comment on the gents). On the campsite the other day my knees were against the door, my feet stuck out under the door. Often the used loo roll has to be put in the bin.

Spanish don’t sleep, they start early in the morning and are still going long after I’ve gone to sleep. Even the children. I can understand the coming out to play later in the evening as the sun goes down but at some point they must sleep.

A Spanish lady complained it was cold one day, I agree it was, only a mild 28 that evening.

Main roads in large towns have a similar style. Down the middle are tree lined gardens and fountains. To either side is a dual carriageway taking traffic in one direction, then a barrier, then a single track road, then the shops and businesses.

All shops have steel shutters over the front when closed. Which means that when the shops are closed town look desolate places

People dunk churros in coffee!(Churros are straight doughnuts, that’s proper doughnuts not the american sort)