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Sevilla

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July 9th 2006
Hey everyone!!! I've been super busy! Thursday I got to Sevovia and met my family-- they are super nice and so fun! I'll write more about them tomorrow. We rode the AVE fast train to Seville from Madrid it's smaller than Madrid but larger than Segovia. Our hotel was right next to the largest cathedral in Spain, and the 3rd largest cathedral in the world. It was so beautiful! We went up in the towe ... 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