Impressiones of the Rhône valley

Review of the last few weeks

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July 10th 2009
As I have arrived in Stantiago on July 6th, I will try to give a review of the past few weeks and upload the relevant pictures. Week no 6 The beginning of the week was quite dramatic. First Christoph want to continue on his own so he left us. This was a very reasonable thing to do as our personalities didn't match at all and there seemed to be no possibility that the situation migh ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia » Santiago de Compostela

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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