Paving the Street

Hontanas to Boadilla del Camino

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September 22nd 2016
Geo: 42.2581, -4.34649This morning was a perfect example of why we don't understand people packing up at 5:30am, and waking everyone else with their clattering. Three of the six of us were packed out and gone by 6:00. Dave went down at 6:30 to retrieve laundry and they, along with a 1/2 dozen others, were in the albergue's cafe, waiting for it to open! All this to walk an hour in the dar ... 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