We sat under these fellows at lunch

A completely different, but wonderful part of Spain

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September 27th 2010
(We are home now but this didn't stay posted for some reason so I am re-posting it, just to have it there.) This is our third night in Hontanar and we did not make it back into Toledo. We may take the train there from Madrid for a day. We decided to just enjoy the area around here. We have taken amazing drives on mountain roads and have enjoyed being the only ones out there. When we saw som ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Toledo

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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