Alhambra from a distance

Albaicin

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January 24th 2005
This last Saturday we visited the old Muslim neighborhoods of Granada. We also visited cave homes where people live because it is the same temperature year round. However, I don´t think I could live in such a cramped space! I have attached pictures of many of the sites. Everything here is going well...Intensive Spanish classes are more than half over, for which we are all grateful because it ... 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