john and i at the futbol game!

Futbol and Carnaval

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February 7th 2008
This week is the week celebrating Carnaval - hence the parade in Sitges Saturday. It basically is Spain's Mardi Gras - students don't even have classes in most places! However, the REAL festival was on Tuesday. We went back to Sitges after classes (my last one ending at 7) all decked out in our costumes. It was great to have two Halloweens in one year. There were thousands of people in the s ... 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