Geraniums in the window

Camino de Santiago de Compostela - Monasterio San Juan de Ortega to Burgos

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September 6th 2015
6 September 2015, Sunday, Stage 13, San Juan de Ortega to Burgos GPS: 16.32 miles, 5 hours 42 minutes moving, leave 0800 arrive 1710 with 1 hour 20 min. lunch stop. Fitbit: 16.89 miles, 50 stairs, Steps 37,983; 71 degrees We leave La Henera at 8:00 a.m. The church bells are tolling as we walk by. It is going to be a long day to Burgos. We start walking along the wooded valley. It is a lov ... 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