Another view from our hotel,Andorra

He was from Barcelona!!!

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November 6th 2009
It was to be one of those incidents that for years we have joked about butwe never expect that they will ever actually happen to us!!However, this morning was to be different. After a rather spartan breakfast we packed ourselves up and headed down to checkout. There was a different man on reception to the one who checked us in and we had the feeling that after the little problem over the dinner ... 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