Wandering Through the Church Gardens

Valldemossa: Heaven, Spanish-style

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October 18th 2007
After boarding the ship in Tunis we enjoyed afternoon tea and we were off for the Island of Mallorca - one of three that make up the Balearic Islands! It was the only time we left port early enough to get some really great shots of the Mediterranean and we didn't waste that opportunity. We arrived in Palma de Mallorca and made a bee line for the bus station - NO WAY were we going to stay in the ... 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