Medieval Bridge - Hospital de Orbigo

When there is only one thing one wants to photograph ...

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April 21st 2010
Leaving Villars de Mazarife What had promised early in the morning to be a brilliant day soon clouded over, and there was one of those raincoat on, raincoat off, etc etc days. The only good thing was that it was warm enough so that I didn´t need a fleece, so it wasn´t too bad. The road conditions varied. Initially walked on paved road for about 4km, but then most of the rest of the ... 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