Alhambra

Granada and the Alhambra

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June 30th 2012
Granada has not proved as interesting as I expected, but that's only probably because I have spent so much time by myself! My hostel room is very stange, my bed and another are in a kitchen, and three other beds are in a separate room with no air-con. No-one was sitting out in the hot and sticky communal areas so I resigned myself to sitting in my kitchen under the air-con instead until it got ... 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