The top of Estepa

The first days !

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September 22nd 2010
First blog entry ! Coming from my new flat in Estepa, Seville. A small town of around 12,000 people, famous for spanish christmas cakes & pastries! (Our landlord is owner of a factory that makes them!) I met my housemate Danica, & Kate, a girl staying & teaching in Puente Genil on Friday 17th Sept, then I arrived in Estepa on Saturday night / Sunday 19th, a ... 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