The Alhambra Fortress

Granada Grandeur

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October 6th 2007
Sleeping in a Bus Station this Time! Exhausted and more than a little sleepy we finally pulled into the bus station at the uncivilised hour of 2.30am... We had travelled the whole day from Rabat to Tangier by bus, Tangier to Algeciras by ferry and then on to our current destination, Granada by bus. Oblivious to the curious stares we were getting from the other people in the waiting room ... 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