Tapas in Seville

Bats in the Belfry of Seville and Granada

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June 15th 2010
We said goodbye to Madrid and jumped on the AVE to Seville. The train got up to 195 km/hr (121 mi/hr) and we made the 300 mile journey in just over 2 hours. The train is so smooth it puts you right to sleep. Seville is a city of labyrinthine, winding walls, but somehow we are able to explain to the taxi driver the relative location of our hotel. When we arrived, we found our room which was ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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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