Tapas before the Fiesta!

Adios Salamanca

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December 14th 2008
Second to the last week What a night in Salamanca! December 11 was the “Nochevieja Universitaria” which is the student New Year’s Eve party since everyone will be leaving soon to celebrate the holidays with their families. After my evening class, I met Sara and Andrea for tapas and sidra in the Plaza. We received the crazy orange wigs for free then went out to buy our “gominolas” for the ... 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