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Sevilla is a woman

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January 27th 2010
Sevilla is a woman, I’ve decided, and she is beautiful. Each turn seems to have its own story waiting on the other side. People hang out of doorways, piling into the streets with something to drink or eat close at hand. I wander around and wonder how a simple plot of land has turned into such a magnificent place where love seems to boil and spill out, drenching any too close. I was drenched walk ... 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