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Roman aqueduct in Segoiva
from: "Valley of the Fallen, La Granja, and Segovia" By Wanderlust Travelers
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.
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November 7th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca
Toledo was a great start to our Iberian visit. We left there on Thursday morning for Salamanca. Roads so far have been pretty easy, with more 4-lane than I expected and quicker travel. Our route took ... 14 photos [full story]
Toledo was a great start to our Iberian visit. We left there on Thursday morning for Salamanca. Roads so far have been pretty easy, with more 4-lane than I expected and quicker travel. Our route took ... 14 photos [full story]
November 3rd 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca
Hola a todos! I went to Salamanca for this past Halloween weekend where I met up with six other auxiliares in my program. Five of them are working at schools in Palencia capital and one is working ... 36 photos [full story]
Hola a todos! I went to Salamanca for this past Halloween weekend where I met up with six other auxiliares in my program. Five of them are working at schools in Palencia capital and one is working ... 36 photos [full story]
September 14th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca
The following day we made the journey to Salamanca, first by metro and then by coach. Salamanca is a university town and is known for speaking the purist Spanish (and therefore gets language stude ... 14 photos [full story]
The following day we made the journey to Salamanca, first by metro and then by coach. Salamanca is a university town and is known for speaking the purist Spanish (and therefore gets language stude ... 14 photos [full story]
October 11th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León
On Wednesday (7.10.09) we woke up in the monastary in León at 5.45am as everyone was getting up early! No chance of a sleep in. I stayed in bed as long as possible, the only motivation for getting up ... [full story]
On Wednesday (7.10.09) we woke up in the monastary in León at 5.45am as everyone was getting up early! No chance of a sleep in. I stayed in bed as long as possible, the only motivation for getting up ... [full story]
October 9th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Segovia
Music: Goin' to Acapulco - Calexico & Jim James version Segovia, about 30 mins northwest of Madrid by bullet-train, definitely deserves its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Anne-Laure and I ... [full story]
Music: Goin' to Acapulco - Calexico & Jim James version Segovia, about 30 mins northwest of Madrid by bullet-train, definitely deserves its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Anne-Laure and I ... [full story]
32 days ago: Lulu Marie published a blog
Carrión de los Condes, San Nicolás del Real Camino, El Burgo Ranero and León
Carrión de los Condes, San Nicolás del Real Camino, El Burgo Ranero and León
October 7th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » León
On Saturday (3.10.09) we woke up late (7.30am) in our green oasis hostel in Boadilla. No one in our entire 20-odd bed room had set an alarm! We missed the 7am breakfast but the owner was nice enough t ... [full story]
On Saturday (3.10.09) we woke up late (7.30am) in our green oasis hostel in Boadilla. No one in our entire 20-odd bed room had set an alarm! We missed the 7am breakfast but the owner was nice enough t ... [full story]
October 7th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Segovia
I am now in Toledo...Isn't there a song by the name of "On my way to Toledo"? The Journey from Burgos to Toledo was long...I arrived in the evening and took a night stroll through the narrow streets ... [full story]
I am now in Toledo...Isn't there a song by the name of "On my way to Toledo"? The Journey from Burgos to Toledo was long...I arrived in the evening and took a night stroll through the narrow streets ... [full story]
October 4th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos
Today and as a matter of fact yesterday and today were Cidiano days (Celebrating El Cid of Burgos)...There were street fares, cafes and restaurants, and tapas bars (Except restaurants tonight) were op ... [full story]
Today and as a matter of fact yesterday and today were Cidiano days (Celebrating El Cid of Burgos)...There were street fares, cafes and restaurants, and tapas bars (Except restaurants tonight) were op ... [full story]
October 3rd 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Palencia
On Wednesday we woke up around 8am, a sleep in for us, after a good night´s rest in the Burgos hotel. We packed up, checked out of the hotel and ventured out to meet up with Sarah who had caught up, t ... [full story]
On Wednesday we woke up around 8am, a sleep in for us, after a good night´s rest in the Burgos hotel. We packed up, checked out of the hotel and ventured out to meet up with Sarah who had caught up, t ... [full story]
September 29th 2009 Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos
On Sunday we were quite sad to leave the lovely hostel in Santo Domingo, so we left a bit later than usual. It was only 24km (this, incredibly, is now a relatively small distance) to Belorado so we we ... [full story]
On Sunday we were quite sad to leave the lovely hostel in Santo Domingo, so we left a bit later than usual. It was only 24km (this, incredibly, is now a relatively small distance) to Belorado so we we ... [full story]
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