alhambra palace

ole espana

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September 15th 2005
i was told that seville is the ole capital of spain - and i reckon they're right!! it's a pretty cool place. i'll go back to granada though - that was pretty good too. we did end up getting to the alhambra - much easier than we thought it would be. we got up at 7ish and wandered up to stand in line to get in early. we got up there at 8ish and only had to wait for 20 mins before we were in!! much b ... 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