High Tide

This is one of those mean things that you just can't resist doing. I had Gretchen pose for this picture, and right behind her a larger-than-normal wave came in. She got wet and was pretty surprised--as you can see by the expression on her face.

Round-About Barcelona

December 18th 2006
I decided to entitle this blog entry Round-about Barcelona because that’s what we spent a lot of our time in Barcelona doing—going around roundabouts. While Barcelona is a beautiful and exciting city, one of its downsides is that its streets are very poorly marked. I couldn’t even begin to count the number of times that we missed our turn (we had a rental car) and had to circle around in ... 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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