Sailboats

Happy 4th of July from Barcelona!

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July 7th 2008
Well, I'm not in Barcelona anymore, but I was there a few hours ago! I had quite the weekend. We left on the midnight bus to Barcelona and arrived around 7am after some taxi and bus changes. It felt like a 5 minute bus ride to me because I feel right asleep. People are starting to notice that I fall asleep very quickly here. I guess now I know that I've got that Cetnor gene too! We checked our bag ... 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