looking towards the mountains

To Montserrat

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July 1st 2011
Yesterday was the last day for Liz to take her antibiotics. It looks good so we decided to test the leg and visit the Montserrat Monastery. Beautiful day again and around 9.30 we set up our friend Tom Tom to guide us on the right path to the place of the Black Madonna. We travelled around 30 kilometres before hitting the autobahn direction Barcelona. You are straight back in the mail stream of hea ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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