Bull

Excursion 1 and Madrid

---

June 29th 2008
This past Friday was our first excursion of the trip. We went to a winery and 2 castles. Lets talk about the winery first. It was the more boring place I´ve been too. First of all, it was 11 in the morning and second of all, she did not have many grape plants. I was expecting Napa Valley or something, but it was a let down. Then after an hour of explaining how to make wine (basically cool it and ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Segovia

---

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