Kathy Sbowing Off

Seville

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October 7th 2017
Saturday morning we made our way to the train station to head to Seville. This is about a 2 and a half hour ride from Madrid. The countryside was mixed with mountains, desert, and olive trees. If you ever need to know where the spanish olive that you bought at Krogers comes from, it comes from between Matrid and Seville I'm sure. Of course I'm kidding. There are more olive trees in Spain but there ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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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