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Walking to the Discoteca
On our walk to go dancing, we passed by this statue. It is sort of dark, but it displays the KKK-type outfits worn by the priests and people in the Semana Santa (Holy Week) processionals throughout Spain. The pointy hats and long robes are just a coincidence, as I believe Spain has been using this outfit long before the KKK developed.
Call Me Gladiator
February 17th 2006 Today I ventured out into the cold, dark morning to board a bus bound for Extremadura, the western Spanish province that borders Portugal. I had not gotten to bed as early as I had hoped on Thursday night, so after some issues with my alarm clock and the snooze button I managed to get ready and be out the door at 6:45am. UA has three organized trips this semester - one was a day trip to Toledo a
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