P1060068

Next stop Burgos Spain

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June 22nd 2012
We are now leaving France to see Spain and the first place we will look at is Burgos. Things have changed so much for just driving towards the border you suddenly realise you not in France anymore, for the language has changed. Stopping at a service station, everything is different. Worse of all the people do not understand you anymore. No English. You now know, that you are in a different country ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos

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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