Seeing the World through Google

Posted on June 19th, 2007 in History, Spain by Craig

Here’s a fun place, Sightseeing with Google Satellite Maps, that lists over 11,000 shortcuts to interesting places in Google maps. Sure, you could find these sights yourself, if you know what to look for at Google, but you can save a little time by consulting this list. I enjoyed seeing some spots in Spain, including Madinat al-Zahra near Córdoba, a tenth-century complex built by the Umayyad ruler ‘Abd al-Rahman III and destroyed in the eleventh century in a Berber rebellion.

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Manzanilla

Posted on May 1st, 2007 in Drink, Food, Spain by Craig

One of my worn, old stories involves the practical jokes of a bartender who made fun of three amigos ordering manzanilla in Jerez, Spain, sending each of them back to the table with cups of hot tea, too proud to admit that they didn’t speak Spanish well enough to buy a drink.

Here’s a post at Tapas Talk that makes me want to go back and order some tapas and fino the right way.