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Swinging thru the South of Spain

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October 1st 2008
Friday: Today was the last day of the “intensive month” classes. I think I’ve definitely improved my listening comprehension but I need to practice speaking more. Allison and I caught the 3:50pm train for Madrid, unfortunately it was the slowest train in Spain and we arrived late for our connecting bus to Granada. The lady changed our tickets for the next bus free-of-charge, but the bus le ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

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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