This staircase is apparently the heart of the social scene in Bilbao

Spain - San Sebastian & Bilbao

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February 12th 2008
Spain - San Sebastian & Bilbao Sunday 10 February 2008 Between the train changes, a suspicious-looking character hanging around outside our compartment all night and a loud character down the hall who figured himself a train conductor constantly yelling at us for locking the door to our compartment due to the previously mentioned suspicious character, we didn’t get much sleep during t ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country

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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