Espana first couple of days 223

Espana first couple of days

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July 6th 2011
After about 1 million hours of flying we arrived in Madrid, grabbed the rental car and hit the road. We got on the road about 7:30 am local time, and had a three hour drive to Ponferrada. Madrid is definitely in the "pampas". It was like driving through a slightly hillier version of Oklahoma, very intensively cultivated with corn, wheat, etc. Every town we drove by would have some sort of hist ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Ponferrada

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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