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Little grapes in the making ... part of the vineyards at the gardens.
Laziness With a Little (or alot of art) Thrown In

June 12th 2011
Initially the plan was for me, during the five days here, to take a couple of days to go and visit Toledo, Segovia and possibly Avila. It sounds ambitious but I actually did three towns plus Madrid in about five days last time I was here. The difference ... I hadn't been travelling for 8 weeks prior to it. So yes there is a bit of travel weariness that is setting in (just a bit though ... n ... read more
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Spanish Flag 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
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