View of Alicante from the castle

Real Madrid

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November 13th 2009
Alicante Saturday morning I woke up and quickly threw together the things I needed for the week into my backpack. Taryn came to my door and we only had a few minutes left to catch our bus when she realized she was still wearing her slippers! After throwing on shoes, we then rushed out of our rooms to catch the bus to meet Katherine (we almost missed it, but didn’t thankfully!). Nothing lik ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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