Santa Barbara

The first two weeks- a lifetime of dreams achieved

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May 22nd 2010
Since last entry a lot has happened. On the 12th we went to see the castle of Santa Barbara up on the hill. We took a bus up and walked down. Coming down I saw my first real Spanish old style town and was ecstatic. The first of many adventures among the streets of Alicante. On the 13th I went on my own to explore the hill and the castle and the Old Town. I got a little lost but all fo ... 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