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Sevilla - Ah, the 1st World

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December 27th 2010
After three flights, 15 hours of travel and an exhausting, two-mile sprint with the rest of the people on our 1-hour late Madrid flight to make our last connections we finally found ourselves in Sevilla. Changed money, found the bus to take us into town and promptly got off at the wrong stop. Amateurs. Not to worry since everywhere is walking distance if you have the time and Todd did a great j ... 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