Cold and Windy!!

Hola Everyone!!!

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November 25th 2005
I arrived in Barcelona 2 days ago, after an absolutely exhausting trip from Yemen to here. I left Dubai at about 3am, got to Frankfurt at 7am and sat around the airport for hours until it was time for my 1:30pm flight to Barcelona. To fly only about 10 hours, there was over 48 hours of no sleep, waiting around and messed up time differences. But I am in Barcelona!!! Yesterday, I went to a place ... read more

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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