butchery at the market

ola, barthelona!

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May 29th 2009
Visiting Barcelona was like unveiling a well-kept secret. The best restaurants were out of the way and in little niches off main streets. The most fashionable clothing stores were found after weaving through small side streets and then ducking through side-side streets. The muchos cool nightclubs only opened at 1am and were only known by word of mouth. We were lucky that we had met a friendly Span ... 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