Old domestic hardware

These three pottery jars and the basket belong to a village house at the beginning of the XX century. Practical everyday tools for the kitchen.
The first jar on the right was used to cook the family stew. The second one was used to keep sausages and meat in oil and the third one to keep cheese in oil.
The basket kept fruit or potaoes. They were always in the pantry by the kitchen. They were absolutely important containers in a house where there was not electricity. No ovens, no fridges.
What do I use them for today? The basket contains pieces of cloth and wool I keep. And the jars contain wrapping papers, old posters and the umbrellas. Still some use, although not so important.

A copy

This is: a replica of Vlad the Impaler's fortress at Poienari hiding a water tower, turned into a barrack for soldiers and then a shelter for the workers taking care of the flowers in the Carol Park.
Is that recycling?

A palace

Santo Tomás Monastery, ran by Dominican Monks, was the Royal Summer Residence for the Catholic Monarchs. They even, buried their beloved son here. Great important events happened inside its walls.
Cristopher Columbus asking for money for his journeys to the New World.
Torquemada and his Inquisition. Philosophical battles between different religious orders.

The royal court walking in these elegant galleries. The Rennaissance to the service of Monarchy and church.

Nowadays this jewel of harmony hosts lodgings for university students and travellers who are looking for a comfortable quiet place during their stay in Ávila.
Monks still run it, and the beautiful decoration of the prince's tomb reminds us of its past monarchic splendor. But young people with their Mp3s and mobiles walk its corridors and yards.