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Spain

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February 17th 2007
The flight from Cairo departed a few hours late on Friday morning, however we managed to pick up some time on the way to spain. Touched down in Barcelona, where I farewelled Jan & Doug as they disembarked to contine the remainder of their honeymoon. After collecting more passengers & refuelling, we took off Madrid bound & arrived before daylight to a mere three degrees celcius weather outside. Une ... 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