Paella Weekend 061

Paella Weekend

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November 17th 2008
Last week we didn’t do much. Tuesday we had to go to Cordoba to go to the police station to fill out some information for our residence cards. We visited a synagogue from the 14th century, which was very tiny and not really worth visiting and the Alcazar, which is where the royal family used to live. We walked around the city and then took a bus home in the evening. The rest of ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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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