Fearless Monkey

Spain- Cordoba, Granada, and Gibraltar

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December 20th 2010
Leaving Madrid the train station punished us with the usual Spain train issues getting started but we got on our way eventually and made it to our next major destination Cordoba. Our hotel was next door to the major mosque/ cathedral: the remarkable Mezquita of Cordoba. Cordoba has a UNESCO listed old town where we wandered the narrow stony streets past loads of Tapas places and tourist shop ... 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