View on train

On to Castellon

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May 27th 2009
Ah, Barcelona! I wish I couldn've taken photos of us arriving to Barcelona, because-from what I could see from the other person's window-it looked very impressive. I got a little scared for a second because I thought, "Oh dear! Alone in a huge airport. What shall I do??" Then, I realized "You're in Spain!" and I got all giddy. (It was like that through the rest of my trip to Castellon. I wo ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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