Barri Gotic

Bienvenida a Barcelona!

---

September 12th 2008
Hola de Barcelona! I have been in Spain for almost two weeks now and have only had a glimpse of the beauty this country has to offer. Everyone told me they would speak English in Barcelona, but that is definitely not the case! I'm using the Spanish skills that I have, but everyone speaks so much faster than me and I always ask people to repeat things to me several times before I understand th ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

---

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