Grnada cathedral

Granada

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October 2nd 2009
Granada Oh dear its a hard life.... We're in Seville having a day of doing nothing. Nothing, has entailed getting three blog entries done this morning (end of Birr, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Madrid - and for all I'd already typed the text), making vague attempts at feeding people, reading my book and checking the weather on the net to confirm that I have completly mucked up and it will be ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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