Are we lost?

Fellow Canadian in Barcelona

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July 8th 2007
After not sleeping on the 7 hour bus ride to Barcelona, I was exhausted by the time we got there and was wondering if it was worth it...but after a couple of hours on Saturday the adrenaline kicked in and the travelling was well worth it. The weather there was perfect, well in the high 20s. We started the day by just walking around town. You can tell its so much more of a tourist attraction tho ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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