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August 6th 2008
Hi all. We are in a hostel in Salamanca right now having a cheese and wine dinner. The hostel is great, has a view over a side-street downtown. It is a nice place to relax after our camping last night. The camp-site was not the best ever, and it turns out that even though Salamanca is very, very hot during the day, the nights are rather cold (I think that Jason will unpack a sleeping bag next time ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

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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