Day in Javea to meet my cousin 220305 Valencia (58)

Day in Javea to meet my cousin

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March 5th 2022
Today we had a plan so got up at a far more reasonable time, showered and out to the car by 9.30. A visit to Javea / Xabia to visit my cousin who now lives there. Satnav was very good and took us right there along the local roads at first and then we picked up the motorway down to the coast. A lovely catchup as not seen Gillian since we visited her in July 2010 when we were on our way back f ... 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