Winding Streets

Spain - Alicante

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February 16th 2007
Well, left London after only being there for a few days and toodled off to Alicante in Spain! I loved it!! Beautiful buildings, Sangria, winding streets, Sangria, Castles, Sangria!!! Yes, I absolutely loved Sangria!! Once again, Katie made sure I was up and about... we climbed the rather large hill to the Castle which was a hard slog for me but I made it! Unfortunately it strained the hell ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante

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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