Plaça de Espanya

Looking towards the Palau Nacional (which houses the art museum I visited)

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April 17th 2007
My Easter vacation this year (which is a full week in Europe!) was spent in Spain- my first visit to country and only my second opportunity to use my rudimentary Spanish-speaking skills that I acquired in Peru. It's pretty much terrible, but sufficient to get me through 9 days in Spain, during which I criss-crossed the country by train and got to experience many different regions of the country. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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

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