A rare quiet moment

Our First Day

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March 27th 2007
Our first full day in Spain. We arrived yesterday in Malaga and then had to make a two-hour drive along the coast to Roquetas de Mar. About half the drive was on a good, modern freeway; the other half was on an old, windy road. Keenan got car sick after about 90 minutes. Coming into Roquetas we drove through an area of industrial farming. Everywhere you can see are improvised greenhouses made ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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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 ... ... read more