The beach

Alicante...

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January 20th 2010
This city is so beautiful. The weather is amazing...think Nevada in springtime, and this is only January. Warm breezes, sometimes windy, the air always the perfect temperature. At night, my favorite thing to do is take a walk around the city. I walk down to Plaza Los Luceros, to the Explanada, to the beach, and back up through La Rambla. Palm trees line the streets, and beautiful white statues and ... 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