The beginning of the trail

Ordesa

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November 22nd 2009
Nov. 21st, 2009 Zaragoza is a city in the middle of a desert. It only rains about 300 mm per year and windmills for electricity are the most common crop growing up in these fields. However, it is only two hours drive from the Pirineos, the mountain range that divides Spain from France, where Ordesa National Park is. I went up there only for a one day visit. I wanted to be alone in the middle of a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Aragon » Torla

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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