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Happiness!!!

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July 18th 2010
Nearing the large city of Leon. Tomorrow I will arrive, probably in the company of Liana, as we kind of paired up here for a couple of days to walk in tandem. Today was a really wonderful day. Full of dogs of all kinds, but all of them very adorable. A reasonable walk of 25km, I can´t believe I am calling that reasonable, but indeed it was quite simple. One cannot get cocky on the camino, however ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » León

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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