Valencia to Gibraltar Day 8: Murcia Day 2 20230612_110226

Valencia to Gibraltar Day 8: Murcia Day 2

---

June 17th 2023
First of all, before I get into today's blog, let me apologize for being so behind. We've enjoyed ourselves so much that when got back to the room, I was too tired to do anything but transfer the day's photos. I'll try to catch up soon... but no promises. For our second day in Murcia, we didn't plan on more that walking around the town, so we didn't get up that early. We walked down to the tran ... read more

Europe » Spain » Region of Murcia » Murcia

---

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