Week 7

France/Spain Trip

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October 11th 2013
WEEK 7 Reluctantly, we left Oliva last Friday to make our way up to Bilbao. It happened to be quite cloudy which made leaving a little easier. In fact on the way to Toledo the sky turned to a very dark grey and we drove through a torrential downpour with lightning flashing all around us. The sky then cleared and we made the rest of the journey through the vineyards of Castilla la Mancha under a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos

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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