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Shivering in Seville

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February 4th 2012
I was up early and excited for our day trip to Seville, the bus journey was only an hour and a half, so Jennifer and I arrived for half 10. It was absolutely freezing!! The sun was out but we couldn’t feel the heat from the rays with the cold Siberian wind that was blowing. We went to Plaza Espana first, which was stunning. Constructed for the Spanish-Americas exposition in 1929, it is an ornate ... 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