The stage at Plaza Catalunya

the end of summer in Barcelona... La Merce

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September 21st 2008
After my two weeks of exploration, I returned to reality a bit by beginning classes... but even with classes, Barcelona refuses to let me sleep! Catalans love celebrations as I have now realized. Last Sunday, at Plaza Espanya, they had a fountain show, where they lit the fountains with different colors and had the water move to classical music. I thought it was fitting for the last night of sum ... 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