Chimneys, Gaudi style

Lástima que todos hablan Catalán (porque no entiendo a nadie despues de haber aprendido español!)

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October 11th 2007
Barcelona has been traveller's dream. First of all, I am trying to resist gushing about the city (although there is much to fall for); what has happened to us is not the usual falling in love with the city but instead we have fallen for fellow travellers. We caught the overnight train from Paris in a happy mood. What surprised us is that the sleeper trains in Europe are pretty similar to the tr ... read more

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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