carnival 010

Its Carnival!

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February 20th 2010
BARCELONA Day 32 Today I took my time a little more. I headed for the beach to relax. As I neared the beach I heard a lot of music. Since the previous times on my travels that I heard music it worked out really well to follow it I decided to do the same thing. It just so happened that the weekend I was there coincided with carnival! So the music ... 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