On the Boardwalk

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March 30th 2009
Gaudi; what a guy. A name I've heard many times, I actually had no idea how important he was before my trip last weekend to Barcelona, much less imagined he had shaped and represented the culture of an entire city with his mosaics! If you're bad with name associations, as I am, you might say "aha!" upon seeing his colourful sculptures of geckos and curvaceous candy-colored buildings. Either way ... 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