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Barcelona, Spain.

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April 17th 2009
Easy pin location and our next to last stop on the Queen Victoria. We got off the ship here and Granny Lynne took me to a lovely waterfront restaurant to celebrate my birthday. The celebration was a week early but we will be on the Queen Mary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when my birthday arrives. Since she was paying, I had a wonderful cold lobster salad and some nice Spanish ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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