Santiago

---

May 29th 2013
I woke up this morning, ready to seize the day. I was getting hungry so I decided to go and find a little bakery and get a pastry for breakfast. As soon as I stepped outside, I realized it was raining. Little did I know that it would rain all day. So I roamed around until I found a little bakery to get breakfast. I grabbed my elephant ear pastry and started to walk around the city. I walked around ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela

---

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