School and Monasteries Photo 4

School and Monasteries

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February 21st 2011
I'm beginning to realize traveling is nothing but a chain of disasters that miraculously spit you out in your final destination - whether that place was your original intention or not. This Saturday my roommates and I got up dreadfully early for any day of the week, but particularly early for a Saturday - 8:45 - and journeyed to the Montserrat monastery to hike for the day. The disasters began ear ... 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