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Picture of the Day for June 18, 2013
Tue, Jun 18 2013 08:42
Picture of the Day for June 17, 2013
The Roman aqueduct.
The slender, delicate bridge of stone has spanned this valley for almost 2000 years, and continued to supply water to the city until the 1980's.
Segovia, Spain
Travel Thought for the Week of June 17, 2013
Mon, Jun 17 2013 08:25
| tracy johnston, travel thoughts
“Books have always been an essential part of travel for me; where ever I go, my armchair adventures commingle intimately with actual ones.”
-- Tracy Johnston, American writer, Shooting the Boh, 1992
Picture of the Day for June 16, 2013
Sun, Jun 16 2013 08:42
| ronda, cayetano ordóñez, spain, matador, bullfighting, andalucia
Cayetano Ordóñez" />This statue in front of the bull ring in Ronda celebrates Cayetano Ordóñez, one of Spain's greatest matadors. He was a great friend of Ernest Hemingway's, and the inspiration for the character Pedro Romero in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.
Ronda, Spain
Picture of the Day for June 15, 2013
Sat, Jun 15 2013 08:41
| Theater, spain, roman, extremadura, mérida, archaeology
The Roman Theater here is one of the best preserved in Europe, and is still used for performances throughout the year.
Mérida, Spain
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