14 September 2019: Room 228, Monestario San Martin Pinario, Santiago.
September 14th 2019 Whenever I have to wake at a certain time, my body makes the alarm obsolete. Sleep last night was fractured and infrequent.
We had to catch a train to Santiago de Compostela this morning, and still weren’t too sure of the surest way to get to the station. The options were walking, largely uphill with 2 suitcases, taxi, or my preferred bus trip. I went to the bus stop early to work out the likel
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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 
