Ureta, Navarra, Spain: My family's homestead Photo 5

Ureta, Navarra, Spain: My family's homestead

---

October 30th 2010
I woke up in my warm bedroom (in the warm fleece pajamas provided to me by Paulina) and had to walk into the oh so cold corridor (the house is too big to heat!). For breakfast we had the typical European breakfast of toast, but Paulina had the best marmalade I’ve had thus far! She makes it herself of course, and it is this delicious candied pear marmalade which big chunks of pear in it. It was ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre

---

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