Background: 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 economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, Spain has played a catch-up role in the western international community; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and further reductions in unemployment.
June 27th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba The river was absolutely amazing! The water was so cold and it really helped calm the afternoon heat a bit. It was just beautiful being in the countryside & seeing the mountains!
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June 26th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba Well, my plans changed just a bit today... I spent the morning at the alcazar de los reyes cristianos which is a massive castle building of islamic architecture, but was designed and built by christi ... 1 photos[full story]
June 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba Well, the arabic influence is stronger than I had anticipated in Andalucia. The buildings are amazing... it doesn´t feel anything like what I know of ¨Spain¨here... but it is still very beautiful!
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June 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba hello everyone!!
After leaving the hostel this morning, I walked the entire way to the train station to drop my luggage. I knew that it was going to be a long walk, but it was a nice opportunity t ... 1 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba Today we woke up to our roommates getting ready for the day. We didn't talk to them much because they had just arrived from Japan, didn't know much English, and Kim had forgotten just about everythin ... [full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba This morning the other two girls were up early. We planned to get up early so that we could visit La Mezquita for free. If we arrived prior to 10am, there was no entry fee. We talked to our roommat ... [full story]
May 13th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba We had a lot planned for today so we got up early. We went to the Catedral de Seville and it was not open so we went to the Real de Alcazares (which had been closed the day before). Because we all h ... [full story]
May 5th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba April 25, 2008
I thought I would finally be able to spend the whole day with my parents, but CC-CS thought it would be a good idea to split the students up from the parents on our trip to Cordoba t ... 16 photos[full story]
March 21st 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba My friends Amanda and Jamie and I decided to head to Cordoba for a day trip during Semana Santa. Semana Santa is really big in Andalusia and all the cities have their own set of original floats. The b ... [full story]
March 9th 2008Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Córdoba This weekend I traveled with the International Student Association to Cordoba for a day trip filled with fun, seeing a few sights, scoping out Cordoba and mainly meeting new friends.
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