The Navtivity Outside Sagrada Familia

"I won't need a day pass"

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August 24th 2010
After a late night, it was rather hard to convince ourselves that we wanted to get up and going around 10 in order to see the most of Barcelona that we could. Only four of us had the determination to get up though, and did not regret doing so. The day started with the ever important calculation of whether or not it would be worth it to get a day pass on the metro or not. I went with the gamble ... 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