Lagos de Covadonga

Journey to Picos de Europa

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January 21st 2007
Hola mis amigos! Krista and I just got back from our first weekend adventure. We decided we wanted to spend some time in the mountains, so we journeyed to Picos de Europa, a national park in northern Spain. It was quite a challenge getting there! We booked bus tickets from Bilbao to Ribadesella, which looks super close to where our hotel was on the map. It wasn't as close as we thought. We go ... read more

Europe » Spain » Principality of Asturias

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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