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Santiago De Compostela and more

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March 21st 2011
As Eliza Doolittle would sing “The rain in Spain stays mainly on the” Inghams. The rain started while we were in Ribadeo (see our last blog) and lasted about a week. But we soldiered on; it was our first bout of extended rain in the nine months we have been traveling so we are not complaining. We spent two days drivin ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela

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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