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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]
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] Blog: I Fell In Love With Barcelona and Began to Hate Americans
Date: February 17th 2006
Well, I can say that I’ve never been in love with anything…until Friday. I dunno. Madrid is a great place and I really enjoy being here. But there’s something about Barcelona that made me feel different. I’ll recant most of the trip, in usual chronological fashion, but with a smattering of rant. I was not impressed with the attitudes of other students on this trip. It would suffice ... read more
Date: February 17th 2006
Well, I can say that I’ve never been in love with anything…until Friday. I dunno. Madrid is a great place and I really enjoy being here. But there’s something about Barcelona that made me feel different. I’ll recant most of the trip, in usual chronological fashion, but with a smattering of rant. I was not impressed with the attitudes of other students on this trip. It would suffice ... read more
