A statue of Christopher Columbus near the Mediterranean coast
on the _<A HREF="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rambla,_Barcelona">Ramblas_</A>.
The first voyage was welcomed back here by Isabella and Ferdinand 
in the 15th century.  On the other side of the pond, I also taught 
(and played squash badly) in 
_<A HREF="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City">Mexico_&nbsp;City_</A> 
this year, but have no photos of the trip, regrettably.