Santa Terésa

Ávila is a walled town

---

February 26th 2008
So it was about time that I took a trip to visit Louis in Ávila. I managed to catch the last us and got there just in time for the trip to the kebab and then, the bars!!! Despite it's size, Ávila seems to have a healthy proportion of young people and therefore...bars! Hurray! Besides that, Shannon had appointed herself my winglady for the weekend. If perhaps I had mastered the knack of Spanis ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Ávila

---

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