having a rest

visit to medieval village Pals

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July 4th 2011
The sun was up, the leg from Liz felt a lot better, absolutely nothing to stop us from a visit to the Medieval village of Pals. From different people we were given the advise not to leave the area before visiting this completely intact village. Not that far away from where we are staying so no need to rush of early in the morning. We had lunch first and left in the afternoon. Just 20 minutes from ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia

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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