Chris at Barcelona's Home Ground

The Rain In Spain

---

October 15th 2007
It was actually raining when we arrived from Spain which was really strange as we thought we were going to cook. We arrived in Barcelona with about 12 days to see as much as we could before we flew out to Egypt. We decided to spend a few days in Barcelona where we shopped and shopped because it was so fantastic and sampled the local fare including Paella and Sangria. We then took yet anoth ... 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