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Xavi Pascual

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Born in Madrid, Spain. I used to teach English. FC Barcelona supporter. I write songs. Former half marathon runner turned avid power-walker.
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The broken girder was refashioned into a symbol of peace.

Madrid, Spain

The Girder of Peace

This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.

No Name Street

Sandwich, England

No Name Street

Almost too short to be an actual street, this stretch of road maintains a unique moniker.

Lizard/salamander

Madrid, Spain

Casa de los Lagartos (Lizards House)

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

The pastel de nata is beloved around the world.

Lisbon, Portugal

Pastéis de Belém

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Cuesta de Moyano

Madrid, Spain

Cuesta de Moyano

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

Phone

Madrid, Spain

'La Cabina'

This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.

The Still Automatons of Teatro Albéniz

Madrid, Spain

The Still Automatons of Teatro Albéniz

Automatons that were once removed after one fell from the building.

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Cablebús Linea 1 in Mexico City

Mexico City, Mexico

Cablebús Line 1

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

The huge white cross by the Madrid Airport is the Paracuellos Cementerio de los Martires.

Paracuellos de Jarama, Spain

Paracuellos Massacres Cross at the Madrid Airport

The mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

Entrance to archeological site.

Mexico City, Mexico

Baths of Moctezuma

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

Librería Porrúa's Sor Juana Book Mosaic

Mexico City, Mexico

Librería Porrúa's Sor Juana Book Mosaic

This mosaic made out of books represents one of Colonial Mexico's most important literary figures.

1824 model.

Mexico City, Mexico

Zócalo Metro Models

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

República de Guatemala 28

Mexico City, Mexico

República de Guatemala 28

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

Details of the paifang.

Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Santos Degollado

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

The monument to Alexander Von Humboldt.

Mexico City, Mexico

Alexander Von Humboldt Monument

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

Piñatas used for an exhibit centered on the City's markets in early 2022.

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Archivo de la Fotografía (Photography Archive Museum)

To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.

Hotel Camino Real Polanco

Mexico City, Mexico

Hotel Camino Real Polanco

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

Automaton clock of Guadalajara.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Templo Expiatorio Clock

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.

Main entrance

Mexico City, Mexico

Centro de Cultura Digital

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

Disk of death on display at the museum.

Mexico City, Mexico

Disk of Death

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

"Las Razas y La Cultura" by Jorge González Camarena.

Mexico City, Mexico

'Las Razas y La Cultura' Mural

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

The mosaic votive skull.

Mexico City, Mexico

Mosaic Votive Skull

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

Coatlicue, the devouring mother goddess and admirers.

Mexico City, Mexico

Coatlicue Statue

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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