Adios Rota!

Spain - Day Ten - November 2nd - "Adios sur España"

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November 14th 2012
We started this day with the reluctant realization that it was our last full day in south Spain. We planned to take the ferry to Cadiz. We wanted to visit the shops that were closed when we first went there. We had about 1.5 hour wait for the next ferry, so we walked around Rota for the last time. We went back to the first place we visited the castle - Castillo de Luna, walked around and said o ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz

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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