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Valencia

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May 4th 2007
(Leroy) Finding our hotel was fun!!! It was in a little back street that was impossible to find by car and we spent about 45 mins driving around a 500m radius trying to find the bugger. So we ditched the car in a secure park and went on foot. Did I mention it was 10.30pm on a friday night and the place was going crazy with pommy stag nights and normal Spainish just doing their thing (aka eating ... 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