Millau Bridge

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October 5th 2011
29th September Another bridge day. Millau viaduct, an amazing piece of engineering taking the motorway across the valley. We then went on a wild goose chase to a lake which I thought looked like a nice place to stop overnight. It turned out to be a large puddle in the middle of nowhere so it was a bit late when we finally found somewhere to stop in Soual just after Castres. ... 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