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Muammar Al-Gaddafi Continues European Grand Tour

Where: Spain
December 18, 2007 at 5:15 PM | by | Comments (0)


Fresh off his visit to Paris, the ruler of Libya moved his Bedouin tent and band of lackeys to Spain, where he signed big-Euro business deals for his newly open nation. He met with both Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and King Juan Carlos on his first official visit to the country that included stops in Madrid and Seville.

Muammar al-Gaddafi set up his tent in the gardens of El Pardo, the palace outside Madrid that Francisco Franco occupied after the Spanish Civil War. (Must be classic dictator chic!) The Libyan leader also visited Andalusia, where he probably felt at home: The region takes its name from Arabic and everything from the architecture to the food is still heavily influenced by centuries of Moorish control.

Related Stories:
· Al-Gaddafi in Madrid for First Official Visit [AP, via Google]
· Al-Gaddafi Arrives in Spain [AP, via Google]
· El Pardo [Official Site, in Spanish]
· Al-Gaddafi's Andalusia Hotel: Hacienda La Boticaria [HotelChatter]
· Paris: Where Is Al-Gaddafi's Bedouin Tent? [Jaunted]

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