Portomarin

Day 27 - Positive Things

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October 22nd 2012
Route: Sarria - Portomarin Today brought some positive things. The day was very nice and the Camino very diverse. Galicia is very beautiful but at the same time somewhat backwards. Again a chain of very small villages half abandoned with purely old people. Interesting is to see that when you put 2 Gallegos together for one reason or another the tend to speak very loud. Their ... 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