cross along the way

Camino, Barcelona, Thanksgiving...etc

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November 26th 2007
Sorry it has been so long since my last post. So much has happened in the month past..I'll try to recall all that I have done: I did the Camino de Santiago, which was really fun. I did not get any blisters on the 60km hike but I had some bruised heels for a few days afterward. It was great to get out of the city and breathe in the fresh clean air of the great outdoors. We had beautiful weathe ... 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