Costaleros coming to rest

Semana Santa in Fortuna

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March 26th 2008
Ola Bo & Dud Semana Santa - my Spanglish is coming along nicely!! We decided that we would have a quiet Easter - not too much excitement and certainly no chocolate, the eating and drinking are far outweighing the exercise at the moment. The Spanish holiday starts Thursday so the camp site was filling up for most of the day. Good Friday and the place was buzzing so we decided to have an ou ... read more

Europe » Spain » Region of Murcia

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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 ... ... read more