Medieval lampost

Hola from Barcelona!!

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September 9th 2010
Hola! Here we are in BCN and loving it! We had a very long day of travel and now a couple days here in BCN exploring this beautiful city! Such a grand mixture of medieval and modernista architecture. Our first day we took a double decker tourist bus all over the city, what a great way to get your bearings in a large city. It was fun to ride on the top of the bus, but we did run into a freak mo ... 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