Restoration of the lions that hold up a fountain

The Alhambra

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April 30th 2008
April 19, 2008 This morning we got ready and went to breakfast. Like all the others, I had a ton of food because it was so good. We had free time until lunch, so Julie, Katie, and I went to the Alcaicería, which is an Arabic market with lots of stores. We were shopping around for a couple hours before lunch. I wasn’t hungry at lunch, so I hardly ate anything. Then we went to the Alhambra, a ... 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