Potrugalete

Basque Country Spain

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October 23rd 2016
Basque Country, Spain 2016 Minsk to Frankfurt, 5 hour layover, airport dinner of sausages and beer Arrive in Bilbao near midnight, last bus to downtown disembark near Guggenheim Museum beautiful warm night for a walk to the hotel – about 70 degrees F only we took a wrong turn from the circular Plaza Mayu long, but interesting walk – finally found a taxi to the hotel Sunda ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao

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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