Inside the Cathedral

S. Sebastian, Madrid, Segovia

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February 6th 2008
Hi everyone, Happy Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday! The past couple weekends have been alot of traveling. First to San Sebastian, then a weekend trip to Madrid and Segovia. San Sebastian is about an hour and a half drive east of Bilbao. It is a beautiful little city right along the coast with gorgeous beach. Luckily when we went it was also great weather. It is much more tourist-y then Bilbao ... 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