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Arrival

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September 22nd 2009
Our First Day Dear all. We are finally here, in our hotel room and in serious need of rest. It has been a very long day of travelling, plagued by small children crying for literally hours on the plane and the bus. The hotel is great, really big and grand and we are on the fifth floor, which would be great if the lifts worked... but you cant have it all i suppose. As you will see ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Majorca

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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