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Lovely day out in Santiago de Compostela

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June 18th 2014
Some people, quite a lot really and we've seen a few of them, walk the pilgrim’s route into Santiago de Compostela. Bent over with the weight of the bags on their backs, leaning on their crooked sticks to take the pain off their blistered feet and gasping for water………and there, at last, in front, the beautiful spires of the Cathedral. Oops no, the cloth and scaffolding covered spires †... read more

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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