Monastery

Costa Brava Adventure

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May 31st 2006
Nagy woke up at 6 am to watch the sunrise. I slept through it and didn’t wake up until 9 am. We asked everyone that passed by us how to get to St. Felia Monastery. We ended up walking 3 km and everyone gave us directions. We got so hungry and ended up eating at a café. We ate an egg omelet in a roll of bread. We took pictures in front of the monastery because it wasn’t open yet. We went to th ... read more

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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