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Hola! No hablo Espanol en Barcelona!?!

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November 6th 2007
Hola! Did you know they really don't speak Spanish in Barcelona? We didn't...but it was a nice surprise! Barcelona is a part of Catalonia, Spain, where they mainly speak Catalan, not Spanish. Thankfully the signs were in both Catalan and Spanish, but ordering food and taking taxis were surprisingly difficult with our broken Spanish/Spanglish. We got to Spain around 10 am and noticed there we ... 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