Background: Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, Spain has played a catch-up role in the western international community; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and further reductions in unemployment.
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » León Hey everyone
Once again I´ve left myself 8 minutes to get a blog together, so I thought I´d give you a day in the life...and many of you may wonder why the hell anyone does this crazy camino.
5. ... [full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Burgos And now there is not. Rain, rain, rain and more rain. And pain. Hey, that rhymes. I'm positively batty. We both are. The Camino will do that to you.
We've slogged through rain the last few days, l ... 7 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Burgos Natalie here...
We arrived in Burgos on the 11th...just in time to celebrate my 33rd in style! I was worried I would be stuck with a grocery store sandwich in a teeny tiny hilltown somewhere for m ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Burgos We arrived in Burgos on the 11th...just in time to celebrate my 33rd in style! I was worried I would be stuck with a grocery store sandwich in a teeny tiny hilltown somewhere for my celebration dinne ... [full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Burgos - Even if a toe LOOKS dead, it probably isn´t and it would hurt more to cut it off
- The difference between wheat and barley
- It is possible to sleep quite comfortably on a garage floor (when you l ... [full story]
April 27th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon See English version below
Está aún oscuro, y unos golpecitos en el hombro me sacan del duermevela.
"brgbrgh. que sí, que sí"
Richard quiere levantarse, pero no levantarse solo. Aunque me fast ... 65 photos[full story]
April 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Hello all! I'm sure you're all excited to hear the update on my family's visit last week.
Well, I can sum it up by saying we had a GREAT time & it was really nice to have them here.
I went down ... [full story]
April 16th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Im März haben wir einen 1 Tagesausflug gemacht nach Salamanca. Wir mussten ganz schön früh aufstehen, weil man doch 2 Stunden dort hinauffährt. Aber es war das sicher wert - wir hatten so ein Glück mi ... 148 photos[full story]
April 15th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon See text in "English" below
Son las 6 de la mañana y unas voces desesperadas nos despiertan a todos en la habitación:
-"¡¡¡¡¡SI YA SON LAS 6!¡QUÉ TARDE ES!!!!!"
-"¡¿¡¿¡¿¡¿ergh!?!?!?!?"-pues s ... 50 photos[full story]
April 15th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Hello!
I know it's been a long time since you've heard from me, but I have no pics to add, so I feel bad just sending text....oh well, hopefully I'll write clearly enough so you have a full vision ... [full story]
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