Door knocker on church door

Day 11 - Valldoreix/Sant Cugat

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September 24th 2009
We decided to take it easy today. We leisurely woke up and putzed around the house before heading to into town. We followed Jenn through the maze of Valldoreix into Sant Cugat, we couldn’t travel in the same car because we had 3 adults and 3 car seats to deal with! Neither of our cars could fit all those people! We walked along one of Sant Cugat’s main shopping streets. There were many to ... 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