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Weekend update 7-12, 7-13 08’

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July 14th 2008
It’s Monday here and I’m back to blogging. On Saturday morning we all rose bright and early to go on another group excursion. First we drove two hours to Salamanca where we toured the University of Salamanca which resembled something out of Harry Potter. Parts of the Univ. are still used today and it is the 3rd oldest Univ. in the world. We then toured another cathedral which looked the same a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Segovia

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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