Me and Pilgrim Friend

In Castille

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April 22nd 2006
Hello all, As always I have limited time for one Euro so let me refresh you briefly. Am currently in the little town of Belgorado. A nice place, made nicer by the fact that it was raining yesterday and most the pilgrims decided to drink too much red wine in the albergue (hostel). The Albergue manager was selling it for two euros a bottle so it would have been rude not to take advantage of the s ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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