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Visting the old Fort

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May 8th 2013
There is an old fort and the streets and sidewalks are made of stone. Most of the buildings are made of stone and they are hundreds of years old. I walked all over the fort and saw a big church and a big building with canon and bullet holes in it from a past war. The building is being used as a hotel now, a very fancy hotel. Today I walked to the coffee shop by myself and got my Grandma and Unc ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Hondarribia

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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