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Rabbit Fur Hats and the 3838.

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  We are heading for Tronchon. It is so narrow a hill top village that streetview don’t go down into its depths.  We are going to go through this place in all the depth that the sole place on our route deserves. The GSH is, as always,  our friend.  TRONCHON:  Situated on the slope or foothills of a fairly high mountain on the southwest side; the climate is cold and the most common illnesses are catarrhal. It consists of about 200 houses , including the town hall, an elementary primary school attended by 60 children; a hospital for the relief of the sick poor with very meager income; two springs with good watering troughs of abundant and excellent water, from which the residents obtain their water; parish church situated in the Plaza de la Constitución to the west of the village, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, served by a priest of first promotion and by ordinary competition and provision, also having 10 beneficed clergy; The church is of the Doric order, bu...
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There will be sheep

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  We are going on a trip through August 2009. Streetview came here with a road improved but in need of a make over. It has a few new crash barriers. There will be sheep. Ok, 6th November. What is happening in Spain.   1479:  Junana I aka Joan the Mad, is born. She will be Queen of Castile from 1504 till 1555. Some claim she wasn’t mad but her dad and son found it useful to say she was so they could rule. 1617 : The Peace of Madrid is signed, ending the Gradisca War between the Republic of Venice and the Habsburg Empire . 1661: Charles the inbred, sorry, second, was born in 1661. By the time of his birth the Habsburgs had loved each other so much that had it been any other family and brother and sister had got up close and personal then their child would have been less inbred. 1936: Fran cisc o L argo Caballero moved the government to the city of Vale ncia , and created the Madrid Defense Board for the defense of the capital .   1998:  The Government send...
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Clinging on and hugged by the Servillians

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  It is a bit of the day. We will go into the very well appointed village of Villarluengo and then just wander round the geography. Let us straight ways to the GSH.  VILLARLUENGO:  Situated on rocky terrain on a strong, steep rock cut perpendicularly from east to south, at the foot of which passes a river coming from the Benatanduz ravine: the climate is not very cold and suffers from pneumonia. It has 200 houses of medium construction, among them the town hall, without any kind of comfort; there is a small and miserable hospital without income; a granary with 224 fanegas of wheat; a primary school attended by 90 boys and a secondary school attended by 24 girls; parish church (The Assumption of Our Lady), served by a priest and 6 beneficed clergy; At the edge of the village, there is a Franciscan convent and two hermitages, San Bartolomé and San Cristóbal, and another within the district where Mass is celebrated, which is attended by the inhabitants of the farmhouses. ...
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Wondering about the space between the eyebrows

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  It is a day where we will wind round crevices and crossings and look at impressive drops. We will have words but only one review. Friolento/a - a person who is sensitive to the cold. Desvelado/a - a person unable to sleep. Hotel La Trucha clings to the mountainside. It is four and 4.2 stars and at the time of writing a double room will cost you £56 tonight. Three months ago Matvii wrote ‘ Great hotel for a weekend getaway! We were very happy that the hotel is pet-friendly, as we were traveling with our dog. The location isn't the most convenient if you don't have a car. Without one, you'll probably end up spending most of your time at the hotel, so I definitely recommend coming by car. The staff were all very kind and welcoming. I would especially like to mention Sara from the restaurant. She was incredibly friendly, funny, and made our stay even more enjoyable. ’ Tutear - when you are speaking to someone in the informal tu manner. Entrecejo - the space between your eyeb...
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