benchmark

stone bench

I am amused by this stone bench up beyond the bull ring in Arenas de San Pedro, Castilla y León, central Spain.

Well, not so much amused by the bench, but by the engraving on it, which seems to be extraordinarily apt:

Banco de Castilla engraving on stone bench

Banco de Castilla no longer exists as an independent bank, but I am glad the benches it sponsored have not been removed. They are indeed bancos de Castilla – Castilian benches.

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