Gaudi-inspired tile art at the metro

Barthelona!

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December 15th 2008
After hearing only fantastic reviews about Barcelona, I was nervous that people were talking it up too much for me and that I would be disappointed. My dictionary.com word of the day for Friday, Dec 12 was beatific: bee-uh-TIF-ik, adjective, 1) exaltedly happy; blissful, 2) blessing or making exceedingly happy. I knocked on wood multiple times before leaving England so that the numerous pre ... 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