Gonzar Cats

Doing a Bit More to Escape the Crowd

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April 29th 2010
The Trouble with Rolling Hills Today was spent in the rolling hills of Galacia. There are some problems for the pilgrim with this. While they look romantic on the postcards, each rolling hill has an up side and a down side. I suppose this should be obvious, and in a figurative sense, one might expect the down side of the hill to be its upside, and vice versa. This is not always the c ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Lugo

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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