Muxia

Finisterre

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June 30th 2015
Yesterday (6/25/15) we booked a tour to Finisterre at our hotel desk. Mike imagined a large tour bus filled with old ladies and smelly perfume. We are pleasantly surprised that a touring van with 8 eight seats arrived. Oscar, our tour guide spoke English, Spanish and French. In our van were 3 ladies from Spain, 3 ladies from Boston who had just completed there 2nd camino and us. The weather was a ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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