SPAIN-BILBAO-09-1002 Photo 4

SPAIN-BILBAO-09-1002

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October 2nd 2009
Today was the ride through the Basque Country and the Pyrenees... Flew to Barcelona yesterday evening, had a good feed of Paella and went to bed.... Arrived in Bilbao today around 1:45 pm...The train ride was quite pleasant, and the scenery was from green and lush, to barren and dry, from red earth to white earth, to the mountainous terrain of the Basque region and to Bilbao...Found the hotel, r ... read more

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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