I just love the Spanish Flag

First Weeks in Spain

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August 28th 2008
I have decided that I will post a few more blog entries with pictures from first semester, and if I can remember anything of what I did I'll try to write about it! These pictures are from Madrid, El Escorial, Toledo, and Salamanca. I first arrived in Madrid where I stayed with Pablo and some of his friends the first night, then moved to hotel Regina where API students were staying. We spent abo ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León

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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