View from our balcony of La Rambla

Barca

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July 11th 2006
Barcelona, or Barca as some of the aussies are wont to say was an eye opening introduction to Spain. When we arrived the hostel we booked at didnt have our booking! Well so i thought from the little english the receptionist had and the non-existant spanish i had. So needless to say we were a bit panicked that we would be sleeping in the street with the other bums. But luckily, oh so luckily a woma ... 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