Bella Vista

Oh The Humidity!!!!!

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October 19th 2011
Six hours in a bus takes us through landscape that changes from the flat dryness of Madrid, to jagged and rocky (and still dry), and then dry and undulating around Lerma, a little less dry looking around Burgos (the three hour mark), then industrial and industrious looking at Vitoria, and into countryside that is more undulating and getting greener by the moment. These undulations change into su ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » San Sebastián

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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