My room for the week

I have arrived!!

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January 21st 2009
After a 3 hour flight to Miami and a 7 1/2 hour flight to Spain, I landed in Madrid at 8:30 yesterday morning. The airport was insanely huge and I had to take the underground metro just to get to the hall where I could pick up my luggage! After I got out of the gate, I got a little nervous because there was no exit clearly marked and I really didnt feel like attempting to use spanish since I was ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga

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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