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Another exhausting day draws to a close. One of my favourite things is watching the sunset. They are so dramatic and watching them gives you a delightful feeling, they are so variable. Sunsets make you appreciate the view and the wonder of the world. As the saying goes "The best things in life are free"

Factoid: It is said that Philip II, who ruled Spain when it was considered the greatest power in Europe from 1556 – 1598, was the first sovereign in world history on whose dominions the sun never set. In Europe alone, he held power over Portugal, the Netherlands, and about half of Italy (including Sicily, the Duchy of Milan, and the Kingdom of Naples). On the African shores of the Mediterranean, he controlled Tunis and Tangier; further south were Guinea and Angola. There were holdings in India and--well, naturally--the Philippines, and in the Western hemisphere, there were Florida, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, and "New Spain," which occupied the modern American Southwest and all of Mexico and Central America.