View from our hotel

Spain

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May 12th 2008
Dear Boys and Girls, I am sorry that I have not written in so long. Camille and I have been very busy. We went to Spain for spring break for 2 weeks. It was wonderful! First we went to a town on the Mediteranian Sea called Benalmadena. We stayed in a hotel that overlooked the Sea, the beach, and our pool. The weather was sunny and 65 degrees but the Sea water was much too cold to swim in. In fa ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

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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