Spanish Coins

A tradition in Spain involves the pouring of these coins from the groom´s hands to the wife´s hands and back again. Here, family members count the coins to make sure the all goes well.

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Algeciras

July 4th 2006
From Berlin I headed straight to southern Spain. Flying through Malaga, I arrived in Algeciras three days before the wedding of my step brother Peter Gaffney. We stayed in a tremendous bed and breakfast that we had exclusive use of for the first week. Just outside Algeciras in Pelayo, it was a short drive to Tarifa or Algeciras. The wedding was very intimate, held at a small church in town called ... 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

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