Wow, deja vu. I lived in northern Spain from 2003-2005 and your pictures totally gave me some throwbacks. I mainly ended up staying in the cities but always loved it when we managed to take a bus from one city to another so we could see the country side. I wish I could have traveled more while I was there but I'll have to settle at looking at your pictures. I lived in Ourense, Ponferada, Leon, Logrono, San Sebastian, and Victoria. I was able to pass through Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, Bilbao, Pamplona, Madrid, and Toledo as well. I want to go back so bad. I feel horrible that the economy is so poor there on the Iberian Peninsula and hope things improve soon for you all.
Keep posting pictures of your adventures.