Last night at O's

Goodbye Spain!

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May 30th 2007
Today's the day I say goodbye to Spain, probably for a long time. It was my second trip here and I had a great time! It was very different from my first trip since I had already done a lot of the touristy stuff, and I didn't get a car this time (damn manual transmissions). I did a lot of relaxing and hanging out, especially in the beautiful Spanish sun! Today the weather is hot and gorgeous! (too ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » El Puerto de Santa María

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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