The Olympic Stadium

From Toulouse to Barcelona

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December 2nd 2005
Hello Reader. As soon as someone stepped away from the counter at the train station in Toulouse, I jumpped in. I told the attendant that our train was supposed to leave in nine minutes and she asked the others waiting if any of them... well, I ASSUME she asked them if I could go before them, it was probably more like 'This idiot's gonna miss a train, do you mind?' Either way, she quoted a pri ... 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