This made my day....there's actually a big John Deere factory right in downtown Getafé

First Weekend

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January 23rd 2009
Spanish people are WHIMPS when it comes to the weather!!! It was 52 out and pretty breezy on Friday...no big deal, right? People were piling on their winter coats and parents were wrapping their kids up in 80,000 scarves. I swear they thought the end of the world was coming....I find it hilarious. In order to escape the "winter conditions", Tamara and I went to a mall in Getafe, and I decide ... 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