Lighthouse

A day on the beach at Hondarribia

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June 16th 2013
It was the hottest day of the year so far in Pamplona so we decided to head to the coast. So did every man and his dog! At one stage the traffic was so bad we nearly turned around and went home. In the end we were glad we persisted. Once we got to Hondarribia, the last town before France, we got stuck in a traffic jam and parked up in a supermarket car park, walking into town from there. It wou ... 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