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A pilgrimage for my beloved El Greco

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April 14th 2010
Another trip, this time to Toledo, the home of my favourite artist – El Greco. Again the rain was pelting down which spoilt some of the views when we were dropped off at the bottom of the town as the heavy mist stopped us seeing the hill top town. Toledo is an amazing place to look at from a distance and it had the best way ever to get into it… a series of very long escalators which are cut in ... read more

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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