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Granada

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June 5th 2011
Saturday We arrived in Granada somewhere around noon and checked into Hotel Carmen and the professors took us down to the ‘shopping center’ and I literally spent two hours in a bohemian/gypsy-like area, very Arabic in influence (so much so that I now have my name written in Arabic). I don’t think I’ve done much bartering before, but I found that to work on this street. I may have a new ta ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville » Bormujos

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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