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Barcelona

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April 14th 2010
My lovely travel buddy Deanna and I decided we’d had enough of our roommates, and life in Granada, so we took a little weekend trip to Barcelona. We had a late flight out of Granada, so we didn’t arrive at our hostel till about 10:30. We checked in and went to go unpack before grabbing a drink. We walk into our room, and our roommates were taking a nap, so we were trying to be quiet. One woke ... 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