Carnival 2nd Grade

Week23: Birthday Carnival and Amsterdam

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March 16th 2011
I could not have asked for a better birthday. I woke up nice early and headed to work, where we had a carnival. So carnival is huge in Spain and at the school as well. The morning consisted of all the students making costumes for the carnival. Each grade was given a different story they had to dress as; infantile was split into 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan and 3 Musketeers, while 1st grade was Sno ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

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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