Preparing for Corpus Christi

Arrival and drive to Toledo

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May 30th 2010
Started travel on Sat May 29 with a several hour delay because inbound plane had been hit by lightning. Funny how your attitude is different when you're headed off on vacation....we enjoyed passing the time with our traveling companions Lynn and Mike. This will be our second trip to Spain with them; doing research for Lynn's next book. (By the way, if you haven't picked up her "The Creation of ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Toledo

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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