Rack railway

Marvellous and Majestic Montserrat

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August 30th 2017
While travelling out to Montserrat this morning I was thinking that I will probably have to start another blog with an apology if it was half as picturesque and interesting as we had been led to believe. I then thought "is it ok to apologise and not change?" All this to say ... no apology!!! We travelled by bus to the "rack railway" - see photos for why it is called that - up to Montserrat and ... 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