Granada selfie

Granada, Moorish Alhambra, and a Roman Bath

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January 7th 2015
Our final destination in Spain: Driving through the arid Sierra Nevada foothills covered in gray-leaved olive groves we made our way to the sunlit city of Granada with its myriad of one way streets making driving a nightmare, the Moorish stronghold Alhambra, and a delightful Roman bath to sooth our travel-weary bones. Our hotel was an assemblage of old Spanish-st ... read more

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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