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You have Pigeons, We have Peacocks

18th February 2014 2192 views

Most towns have pigeons, but Gijón has flocks of peacocks in its public places such as the Park of Isabella the Catholic—she who funded Columbus, among other significant things:

peacocks

The principal homage in the park is to Alexander Fleming, of penicillin, along with a lad whose life he must have saved.

fleming

Here is the ninja photographer at work:

ninja

Here too is a time-tunnel:

arches

which lets you to take a photo of yourself from behind:

tunnel

Lesser dignitaries celebrated in this park, such as this Senator, hide behind hedges:

senator

but some birds have delusions of grandeur:

grandeur

and the goddess Diana is about to set out for a run with her hounds:

artemis

while Dryads disport themselves on an island:

dryads

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