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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain -- November 5, 2015

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January 3rd 2016
Las Palmas is the largest city in the Canary Islands and the 5th largest in Spain. One problem I had on this tour was our guide. As we commenced our tour, I asked Mare why our guide was not speaking English. She informed me that he was. This provides some indication that undoubtedly missed some information on the tour. I caught about one word in twenty and Mare about one in ten. One stop was ... read more

Europe » Spain » Canary Islands

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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