Mountains 20170420_103850

Mountains

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April 21st 2017
20th April Last evening was a bit noisy – motorbikes, cars & ambulance sirens then blow me an air raid siren went off at around 4.54pm. (Rather precise for ‘around’) Call me old fashioned but...it was odd because as they have siesta here, people work through to 7 ish so it wasn’t time to clock off. Unless they were testing it, have I missed something important the BBC? It quietened down t ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Vigo

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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