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Bilbao - a sunny start to our Spanish adventure!

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September 7th 2012
Si, si, si! We have arrived in Spain!! We took a flight from London Heathrow to Bilbao ahead of starting our new jobs in Pamplona. Having never been to the North of Spain before, everything was very new to us. Even the language is going to take a bit of getting used to, but it is getting easier by the day. On arrival we took a taxi to the [url=http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/bilb ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

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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