Lunchtime

Last night in Las Alpujarras

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September 20th 2013
This is our last night in Las Alpujarras. The week has gone quickly for us and we are happy to have hiked four of our six days here. Today we fully intended to relax, read, and do laundry. We knew it was market day in Pitres so we wanted to go there and buy some fruit from the farmers who come to town on Friday. At the last minute we decided to hike to town since it is only a couple of kilometers. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » La Alpujarra

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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