Cathedral Burgos

Day 11 - Quite Different From What I Imagined

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October 6th 2012
Route: Agés - Burgos Finding sleeping accomodations were quite different from what I immagined. I anticipated that Burgos being a larger city, finding a hotel would not be difficult. Not having made hotel reservations I ended up almost leaving Burgos and getting a hotel in the outskirts of town. What was expected to be 22 km became almost 29 in about 6.5 hours. I had the opportunity to go back ... 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