La Bella y La Bestia

Spanish Word of the Week: Guay (Cool)

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February 19th 2008
So, to recap the last few weeks: -Sitges: UNREAL! I thought Madison Halloween was crazy, nope... not compared to Carnaval in Sitges. Sitges is a small coastal town about a half hour from here and it is the main place to celebrate Carnaval in Catalonia. Trains were free all throughout the night, and man did people take advantage of that! There was no place to move in this town! Literally, you ... 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