mucha gente

Barcelona 2010: Monday

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March 22nd 2010
Monday we headed to Placa Catalunya and Las Ramblas. I don't get this street. It is all tourists so why are they selling animals and birds? Well, the flowers were pretty. Although we had read the numerous warnings about pickpockets here, we felt as safe as anywhere else we have travelled. As you can tell by our photos, there is nothing about us that suggests money. Our main goal was to ea ... 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