Downtown Barcelona

La Segunda Parada: BARCELONA!

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January 7th 2008
I MADE IT! ¡Estoy aquí! I promise that I will not bother you all as much as I have been. It's easier for me to do a mass post, letting everyone know I arrived, then send out a million gagillion e-mails. But, yes, I am here and it is lovely! I am sitting on the terrace to my hotel room, looking out over downtown Barcelona, with it's palm trees and 60 degree weather. 😉 If any of you get t ... 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