Alhambra court yard

Granada and Córdoba

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November 2nd 2006
We traveled to Granada and Córdoba this past weekend. It turned into quite the adventure in many ways... We were stuck outside of Granada for more than an hour in traffic. We missed our entrance time into the Alhambra, the fabulous and enormous Moorish palace at the edge of the city, but after some wrangling and fast Spanish, our indomitable coordinator, the fabulous Toni got us in and we had ... read more

Europe » Spain » Extremadura » Cáceres

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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