Barcelona...Part 1 of Spain Trip! 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
My name is Robyn Liska and I graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. I spent my junior year abroad in Paris and studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (aka Sciences Po) studying international relations and sustainable development. I created this blogsite so that all of my family and friends could stay in touch with me and follow my adventures through Europe and beyond. Subsequent moves have taken me to Breckenridge, CO, Boston, MA and Washington, DC, so there is plenty to read about! Enjoy.... full info