Two Backpackers

Neolithic Presence in Jersey, Channel Islands

| by Ana | 8 Comments » | Guest Post, Photo Essays, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Jersey (Channel Islands) is a small island off the coast of Normandy in the English Channel.  It has been inhabited since prehistoric times.  Nowadays, one can see traces of those first dwellers almost anywhere.  One of the things I loved doing the most during my time there was to put on my walking boots, grab a map and explore the island in search of ancient monuments.  Let me share my discoveries with you.

Ville-ès-Nouaux

Ville-ès-Nouaux

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Photo of the Day: Plaza de Toros in Madrid

| by Jason | 1 Comment » | Photo of the Day

Throughout Spain bull fighting is still practiced today with just as much prestige as there was hundreds of years ago.   Madrid has one of the most famous arenas, Plaza de Toros.  The day Aracely and I visited the arena, a matador was gorged in the thigh 15 centimeters deep, just missing his main artery.  We still have the newspaper clipping from the day after the event.

Plaza De Toros in Madrid, Spain