Stage 21

Another big city

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June 21st 2011
Yesterday evening I met a number of people at the albergue. Two guys from Taiwan, two from the UK, two girls from Finland and a couple from Canada. Everyone was around 20, which is not very common along the camino, so it was nice for a change not always having to deal with people who are more than double my age. From Sahagún to Léon was almost exclusively like the picture on the side. Plain st ... 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