Background: 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 economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, Spain has played a catch-up role in the western international community; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and further reductions in unemployment.
June 23rd 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia The bio kids took our last research excursion to Les Rotes and Denia Beach. The beach was fantastic, with rocky shores and a few cliffs falling straight down to the sea.
But the real question is: ... 66 photos[full story]
June 23rd 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia Here's several pictures from excursions or things we've seen here in Valencia!!
- PSOE (socialist government) headquarters
- Generalitat de Valencia (conservative government headquarters)
- Basq ... 30 photos[full story]
July 18th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia Today is my last in Spain and it has been a whirlwind in every sense of the word! I have totally neglected my chronicling for the past two weeks, so I’m going to attempt a summarized account of ... [full story]
April 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia I was to fly to Spain on the 22nd of April, departing from Buillund. This all went smoothly enough, but when I arrived 30 min early and had all my luggage, I was amazed. Normally, an early flight is n ... 4 photos[full story]
May 28th 2004Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia 4 days of relaxing and lounging in the Balearic Islands have come to an end. This morning was an early wake up as we had to catch our morning ferry to take us back to the mainland. Once we all b ... 5 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia We started our final day on a rough note…. Judith was sick, we are not sure if it is food poising, the water (which was fine in Madrid) or a stomach virus but she was up most of the night and w ... 6 photos[full story]
April 27th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia April 25, 26, 2008
VALENCIA / PLAYA VORAMAR, Spain
We enjoyed the drive through the Spanish countryside to Valencia and on to Playa Voramar ( an hour north of Valencia. This is beautiful countr ... [full story]
April 20th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia After leaving Toledo, we arrived in Atocha (Madrid train station) and decided to leave our large backpacks in lockers and grab what we needed for the night and set out for a hotel. This can sometimes ... 8 photos[full story]
April 8th 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia Hey everybody! So I am super behind in my travel blogs, so I am going to skip the rest of my spring break blogs for now (dont worry I will come back and do them when I have time!), and go on to my tr ... 6 photos[full story]
March 1st 2008Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia Valencia is a town south from Barcelona, about midway to Granada. Our program went for a day trip to check out all the history that exists within the city. We even went to the church that houses the H ... 37 photos[full story]
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