Waiting for the Metro

Barcelona

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June 14th 2010
June 11 Our train left Avignon at 6am this morning, so we were up much earlier than I would have liked. We took the first train from Avignon to Montpellier with one of the many people that like to listen to their headphones so loud that others can hear it. The next train was from Montpellier all the way to Barcelona. This was our first time on one of the Spanish trains, and not a nice one. There ... 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