Souvenirs - what to bring home

Watercolor done by street artist in Barcelona, 25 Euros

     So, what is there to bring home to remind you of the trip? Do you actually have to have something? Do you even want to spend time with photos? My answer in reverse order is: yes I want photos to share here and to remember special people/places by. Two, I do not have to have things to bring home as we have enough stuff. Three, what might we bring home? Well, from Spain we brought the watercolor painting that we watched be created on the street in Barcelona. We brought nothing from Madrid or Monte Gordo Portugal. We brought dental floss from Rome and a receipt from  car tour of Gibraltar. I do have some foot powder from Florence (it was hot there).

     We did bring a wineglass from Murano Italy (not sure it would make it).  I collected free beer coasters from all over Ireland.  There is a quaich (a vessel for sharing a wee dram) from the Isle of Iona in Scotland on the table in the front hall. England - cannot think of anything. France yielded a French cooking knife. We hit small craft places in some countries. I bought an antique beer bottle corkscrew near Dingle. When in Botswana the trick is to buy a small local basket. I know people who collect magnets or shot glasses or spoons. It is up to you. My wife collected flowers she pressed in her guidebook all over the UK.  I  prefer forgetting something so I have to go into a drug or grocery store to look around. I suppose it is up to the individual - we do not travel to shop.