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Plaza Mayor

Journey to Salamanca

October 11th 2005
After a painful two hour bus ride (painful because I had zero sleep the night before and couldn't sleep on the bus possibly due to excitement, or the loud laughter of the kids in the back of the bus watching Dave Chapelle... in the seat behind me and to the back end) and a quick stop at some little "truck stop" town, we were greeted by the Rio Tormes and sight of the Catedral Nueve y Vieja. "Ooo"s ... read more
Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

Spanish Flag 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
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