Barcelona's La Boqueria Market

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February 18th 2009
When asked about the long construction time of his masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia church, Antoni Gaudi is said to have stated that his "client was in no hurry." Yet, Keith and I were. We were in Barcelona only a couple of days, so we enlisted the help of Jose, and concentrated on the area of the city nearest our hotel. This included the Barri Gotic, whose Roman ruins are tucked round corners and ... 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

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Postcards from Europe

Keith and Pete

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely... We couldn't be described as adventurous, but we did travel around Europe while living in Poland, from late 2007 until 2009. As serendipitous travelers, we kept this blog so you, back home can see some of the sights from places we have been. We wish you all could have traveled with us. We would still love to hear from you. To leave us a comment, see the buttons below. Go see what we saw in Krakow at our blog [url=http://www.peteand... full info

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