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Trip to Granada

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March 5th 2007
March 2, took a trip to Granada with my school UA. We started the trip by jumping a bus at 1:30 on March 2, in front of Plaza de Torros in Alicante. With a five hour bus ride in front of us and a hangover on my shoulders from the night before, the bus was quiet. Up and down the Sierra Nevada for five hours stopping once for a bite to eat was exciting, but once we neared the city the sites became b ... 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