in the gardens at Alhambra

Wild Weather in Granada

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October 3rd 2014
3 days here. Arrived with our usual street issues only this time not so much narrowing streets as the fact that streets turned into pedestrian walks without us realizing. Yet there we were and the Garmin didn't recognize the "pedestrian only" either but the polizei did. Stopped us as we got to the hotel - luckily I had whisked the bags out while Ross was trying to turn around. They gestured rather ... 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