Geraniums in Cordoba

Father and Son in Andalucia

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November 24th 2012
As my father and I hadn’t taken a holiday abroad together since 1989 it was long overdue. His two preferences were Ireland or Spain. No offence to Ireland but as I live in England I am already sick of being rained on, so I chose Andalucia – in Spain’s heavily Moorish influenced south. I was conscious that as my father is 75 years old, quite deaf and even more absent-minded than I am, that I ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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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