lots of sail boats : )

Barcelona

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March 30th 2009
This weekend was such a whirlwind of traveling! I travelling with Brittany, the same girl that I traveled with to Italy. We left Thursday evening on an over night train to Barcelona. We didn't reserve a couchette (sleeping car) like we did in the past. We sat in chairs that reclined in a pretty crowded train. We made sure to sleep with our bags close so they wouldn't get stollen. I had a horrible ... 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