Day at the Beach

Week Number 1

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September 9th 2005
Wednesday & Thursday Sept. 1, 2005 Getting used to eating dinner at 9pm and then going out with friends may be one of the hardest things about living in Europe; we all met at 11pm in front of the school and went to a huge hotel we had seen on the walking tour we took of the city. Some girls we ran into during the tour were here studying from the states as well. They said there was going to be a h ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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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