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Sexy Sexy Boom at the Albaycin

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January 19th 2012
Our excursion to the Albaycin today was difficult to wake up for, but well worth it. I wasn’t really sure what exactly the Albaycin was before we went; I thought maybe a monument or castle like the Alhambra. But I found out it’s just an area of Granada. We walked along the Rio Darro on the way to Plaza Nueva. The river is called Darro because it is similar to the old word for gold. Gold was in ... read more

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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