Part of the Cathedral

Sevilla

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July 13th 2008
We finally get on the train on Saturday morning and we're off. Getting to Seville, we get a rental car and head into the city. The city is very confusing, but after about an hour we finally find the Cathedral - which is the 3rd largest in the world, after the Vatican and St. Paul's. There's something very surreal about Seville - it feels like you're on a movie set, like nothing is real. Bu ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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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