Roses

Salamanca

---

June 4th 2010
Well yesterday morning we all decided to hell with Portugal and climbed on the buses and drove to Spain. It was a hell of a busy road we saw two cars in the first half hour of the trip. Passed through a few small towns one with a little mini bull ring a Roman bridge and dry stone walls from the 12 century. Also lots of storks in nest with babies on the top of power poles bell towers etc. T ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

---

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