Gaudi's Casa Batlló

Spain

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November 11th 2007
Spain.... The entire country felt a little like a stopover...we hadn't researched Spain much, so we basically arrived without a plan at all. Madrid was made special by Duilio, a lighting designer that we met for the first time there. We had a great time touring the town in the late evening with him, sampling Tapas and drinking just a little beer. We hopped a train to Barcelona, drawn the ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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