The ROCK!!

It´s not just the Prudential Insurance logo!!

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January 3rd 2008
Okay ... just a quick note to tell you we made it to Gibraltar! The Rock! Well, we knew we were only 45min away by bus, so we're up at 9am and we went to Gibraltar! Madrid had makeets (fictional) now we see Gibralter has macacs (true) ! Gibralter - A British military post grabbed in a treaty agreement in 1713. The Spanish, understandably, aren't happy about it and delibrately clog the bord ... 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