Abe Lincoln

Three Knights and The Black Sheep

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August 23rd 2010
We have finally arrived in Spain! Our first stop was to one of my favorite museums that I have ever been in. It was the Dali museum in Figueres. Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter and had many very interesting, intriguing and fun works in his museum. My favorite was the Abe Lincoln painting, which doesn't look like Lincoln except when looked at from a distance. Close up it looks like a ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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