A street scene in Pamplona

Start of our Spanish Adventure

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May 5th 2011
We apologise in advance if this blog gets a bit garbled because we have just had the most incredible meal. We decided to eat at the hotel tonight not knowing what we were in for. The waitress couldn’t speak English and we had no idea of Spanish so we ordered from a set menu that cost 10 euros 50 each. We both took the easy road and chose seasonal vegetables (turned out to be vegetable soup) f ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Pamplona

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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