Standing outside the church for the procession

Lazy days of Semana Santa

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April 4th 2012
I have had probably the laziest week of my life. It's spring break for me and I have done next to nothing the whole time. I had planned on seeing the processions for Semana Santa, but it's been raining all week, and the processions didn't happen. I did try to go out and see one on Monday, but it started raining and I ended up standing outside the church for 45 minutes. A lot of other p ... 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