weekend in Mallorca 021

weekend in Mallorca

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November 4th 2008
It was a wild weekend! I am developing a very strong love/hate relationship with Spain. Friday was very cold and VERY rainy. The day started out with Rachel calling the airline to ensure that our flights were all in order, because we had been having trouble all week with our flight info, and they informed us that we only had our ticket to Palma de Mallorca, and not a return flight. So we had to ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Majorca

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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