Bells

Sevilla

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October 4th 2008
This morning I woke up and I did not want to get out of bed (it was 5:45), but the thought of Sevilla got me up. I ended up leaving a little later than I wanted I got to the Metro around 6:45. When I got to Atocha, I found a ticket window and stood in line, but when it was my turn, the guy told me I couldn’t buy a ticket to Sevilla from that window, so I just followed a crowd and found another t ... 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