donalomahony
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Glad you said it, Kiwi. My wife and I were thinking we had read it there as well.How did the guy find out? By reading a plaque in the building itself - that's hardly covering it up.
Almost every town and village in Spain was touched by some atrocity during the Civil War. On the 100th anniversary today in the UK of the start of the 1st World War we are remembering the fallen and the Spanish Civil War like all civil wars was perhaps worse in splitting town, families and friends apart to fight against each other. As bystander has said it is not the fault of the building and you will find few towns or cities without a similar story.
PS This is political so I am probably breaking the forum's rules for which I apologise.
Well said sir. It is the evil that each man is capable of that we must avoid.Do you damn the building to oblivion for what people did in it or do you damn the people who did those injustices?
The axe, the sword, the gun are all, in themselves, innocent - but not so those who use them to hurt others.
The same applies to the Parador in Leon.
At least in the Forum. If my family had been disappeared by Franco, I would scratch away in the name of justice if not comity.In both cases they are best left unscratched.
At least in the Forum. If my family had been disappeared by Franco, I would scratch away in the name of justice if not comity.
Congratulations forum members, I'm stunned and impressed. I've just woken up to read this thread - the comments are thoughtful, interesting, respectful of each other, and sensitive about a difficult subject. It is a great contrast to other social media sites in which members take an oppositional stance which descends into personal abuse, with little of substance being said. If every person behaved like this in real life we would not have had a Spanish Civil War - or any other. Perhaps it is just the Camino that exerts this influence, or maybe our moderators have trained us well. Whatever the reason, I wish we could export it.
Congratulations forum members, I'm stunned and impressed. I've just woken up to read this thread - the comments are thoughtful, interesting, respectful of each other, and sensitive about a difficult subject. It is a great contrast to other social media sites in which members take an oppositional stance which descends into personal abuse, with little of substance being said. If every person behaved like this in real life we would not have had a Spanish Civil War - or any other. Perhaps it is just the Camino that exerts this influence, or maybe our moderators have trained us well. Whatever the reason, I wish we could export it.
(If anyone wants an insight into the past you could read 'The Return' by Victoria Hislop)
I know that envy is a sin but I'm sorry to say that I envy Kanga. I no longer that splendid colour to my hair (that on my head is of a more mature coulour).I find it hard, it takes a lot of self control (I am a redhead).
Thanks Grayland.
I know that envy is a sin but I'm sorry to say that I envy Kanga. I no longer that splendid colour to my hair (that on my head is of a more mature coulour).
More like dirty grey unfortunately.
Having ginger hair meant that the first few years enduring the seemingly mandatory abuse. I don't have to put up with this any more, but I must confess I miss it and would have happily swapped mine for Kanga's. However, seeing as you have obvious great taste and an eye for the finer things in life (like all pilgrims) I will reappraise my viewpoint.My favorite color!
The Spanish Riding School in Vienna was used to house Austrian Jews on the way to the Camps - people still go there to see the horses. The Tower of London was used for everything from regicide to the execution of spies and traitors - tourist flock to view the Crown Jewels.Regarding the Parador in Leon.
Not sure what I think about this, it raises a lot of questions at many levels.
Interesting though...
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/spanish-hotel-s-sinister-past-shocks-guest-1.1865079
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