anybody worked quite hard

the beginning of the Alpujarras

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October 12th 2006
we wanted to hike on the peak of the Veleta, but the bus left tow minutes before we arrived at the bus station. so we had to choose another one which brought us into this wounderful region called Las Alpujarras. at the end we hiked just a little bit, because we had to eat all the delicious fruits we found on the alongside the path. we felt like in paradise, where you don´t have to worry about a t ... 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