Beautiful Salamanca

Ali´s travels - the sequel en Espana!

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February 11th 2007
After a nice but restless 4 weeks at home getting jabbed nearly every week, am now rabies-free and back on with the travels! Not quite jet-setting around the world, but am in Salamanca, Spain, doing a Spanish course for 2 weeks, then travelling a bit for the rest of the month. Salamanca is a small, World Heritage listed city and absolutely gorrrrgeous - the main focus is the grand impressive ... 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