P1000210

Alhambra

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July 15th 2012
We have a record.We were the first in the breakfast room. Unbelieveble. This is it. We visit where we came for:" The Alhambra". We were picked up from the Hotel by a mini bus. It was a real U.Nation arriving at the Alhambra tour, with Aussies, Germans, South Africans, Americans and a Dutch couple living in Canada for 61 years. The Spanish guide, fitted us with ear phones and gadgets, so we could h ... 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