The Alhambra

Andalucia

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May 12th 2006
We are currently in Andalusia. We started in Seville, which is a really nice city. We did quite a bit of sight seeing including the Alcazar palaces and the bullring. Lots of time was spent relaxing in street cafés drinking cold drinks and eating olives. We then caught the train to Granada where we did more sitting in street cafés drinking cold drinks and eating olives! We visited the Alhambra, ... 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