Hontanas

Meseta

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April 26th 2006
Hello, all this will be quick as Im on a machine that resembles a cash register. Am just outside of Fromista in Palencia. The weather is fantastic and I am loving the C amino. The giant Meseta is a plain in Spain and once was one of those breadbaskets of the Roman Empire. Thoughtthat title applied to somewhere in Turkey. But I digress. I have been eating a lot of picnics for lunch today wa in the ... 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