shade in the trees

Too many Cordobas

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December 19th 2016
Your correspondent is sat in Claude shivering while looking at the torrential rain that has been hammering Calpe for the last three days. Add in the occasional thunderstorm and you will guess that things are decidedly miserable here. Despite these sufferings I shall entertain you with news of our trip to Cordoba and a few other stops as well. So, accompanied by my faithful can of beer, let’s sta ... 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