Katie and Ryan on our balcony

Barcelona

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February 7th 2008
SO....Barcelona was awesome. It rained on us. A lot. Our hotel room had no heat. So we froze a little bit. We went everywhere (as you'll see in pictures). We met a pro-football player (tight end for the Steelers). He was pretty cool. We went to a soccer game. Our team- FCBarcelona- won in the last 5 minutes of the game when it started to downpour, and I got to see the best player in the world, Ron ... 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