Nude Beach

Weekend Fun

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April 1st 2007
Happy 13th birthday to niece/cousin Mackenzie Conley, queen of the Irish dance! We spent today in Almeria, the largest city in this area. There were two highlights: first, we stumbled on one of the Holy Week processions. As many of you know, Holy Week is a huge time throughout Spain, and nearly every city has a series of religious processions to commemorate the week. Typically, each Church wil ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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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