Amazing building!

It was all worth it!

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July 16th 2008
On arrival I realised I had done my back in from dragging the suitcase around :os Nevertheless I still had to get to the accomodation. I found the overground but it wasn't stopping at the stop I was told to get off at so I go off at Passeig de Gracia station. This bastard station is so big and had a walkway a mile long just to get to the line I needed. Plus there were not lifts or down escalators ... 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