Avignon

Catch up!

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June 14th 2008
Hello!!!! sorry if i dont get back to you for a few days. WEll .... ive been to Paris which was amazing! climbed the Eiffel Tower, saw the Arc de Triomphes, Mona Lisa etc, then went to Switzerland to the Swiss Alpes and went to the highest peak in Europe near Lauterbrunnen where we were staying. The first night i got there, my new friend becky and i got up on the tables dancing until 2am! ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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