CathyM writes:
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I also bought an ultra-light, very small but strong flashlight. This was great for peering into the corners of dimly lit churches, getting a good look at where you're walking in the rain at night on wet cobblestones, and even looking inside a Moorish vase!

Are you sure that's a Moorish vase & not a Grecian urn?? It's also useful for finding one's way to the bathroom in the middle of the night in an unfamiliar hostal. eek
I would like to add to your list an alarm clock: not a battery powered one that goes beep beep - a wind-up travel alarm with a ringer that should wake up the dead!
There are also very compact GPS's available at reasonable prices: not much bigger than a compass but they can help get you back to where you started (set a 'waypoint'). rolleyes