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Leon.... and beyond

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August 13th 2012
Sat. 28th April- after a fitful night's sleep in the Casa Rural ( the warm room which we so appreciated on arrival was stifling during the night !) we packed up , inserted into our pockets the 'man size' serviettes nicked from last night's dinner table (they become Tissues Del Dias - or toilet paper when we use the unsupplied toilets in a Bar) and we set off for Leon...... it was a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León

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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