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July 22 Seville

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July 22nd 2009
Sevilla is a town made for walking - it's flat and all the cool stuff is within a couple of square kilometers. Unfortunately there's one small fly in the ointment: it's hot! Today we did what is reputed to be reserved for mad dogs and Englishmen. We went out in the noonday sun. We walked through Parque Maria Luisa (very green, very lush, very pleasant) to the Museum of Popular Arts and Customs ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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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