Shadow train through Los Pico's de Europa

El Canal de Castilla

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October 17th 2022
I made the early morning train from Santander to Quintanilla with four minutes to spare. Cycling into Santander by moonlight I took a few wrong turns even with Google maps doing it's best to keep me right. Although sometimes I really wonder why it chooses the routes it does. Anyway, for me four minutes to spare is a fairly large margin! Quintanilla at 9am on a Saturday morning is a very sle ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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