Mammoth

Barcelona Intermission

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March 21st 2010
At 5:30am our taxi from the hotel departed for Santander Airport, which wasn't even open when we got there. Once checked in and whatnot we boarded our one-hour flight and landed in no time - I slept the whole way. After checking our bags into a storage facility we headed into the city for 6 hours of non-stop walking and touring. Our first stop was obviously for food, so we headed to a bakery M ... 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