Lunch

Anniversary

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March 5th 2007
5 March To celebrate my one-year anniversary of leaving home a small group of people from the meditation center took the train to Barcelona for the day. The weather cooperated and we walked through the old parts of town, visiting markets and churches and sitting at sea-side cafes and walking on the beach. Later we went to lunch at a small restaurant that was run by a woman who had taken a c ... 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