might as well get tan while everyone looks at the art ... boring haha

Granada!

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July 1st 2009
This weekend I went to Granada with the rest of the students in my program. Granada is one of the most visited cities in Andalucia. It is famous for its mixture of three cultures: Christian, Muslim and Jewish. Granada was first settled by native tribes in the prehistoric period and was know as Ilbyr. When the Romans colonized southern Spain, they built their own city here and called it Illibris. W ... 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