walkin the tower

weekend excursion

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March 6th 2006
here are a few pictures from an excursion with the ISA program in the middle of february. we spent a day and a half in sevilla, the capital of the region of andalucia, and an afternoon in córdoba. sevilla was beautiful, much sunnier than granada at the time. we visited the main sites - the cathedral with the famous tower, la giralda, which i believe they said is the third largest in europe. ... 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