Cortes de Cadiz monument

Day off = Beach time!

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May 7th 2008
May 1, 2008 Today was Día de Los Trabajadores, Labor Day in Spain. So naturally, no one works and no one has school. We decided to relax at the beach in Cadiz for the day. Katie, Mary Ellen, Julie, and I took the bus there. Then we found our way to a nice beach that wasn’t too crowded (probably because it was only 11:15) and layed out to tan. We took a break from the sun to attempt to jump 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