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Walking Day 7

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May 10th 2014
Last night in Ambasmestas proved interesting as it's a very small village with not much happening and so I thought I would sit in the sun outside the hotel bar and read my book. After about an hour the other table of about 5 people asked me to join them. I tried to explain that I speak NO Spanish, but one of the ladies knew a little English and they didn't want me sitting alone. Turns out a few of ... read more

Europe » Spain » Galicia

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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