Sand Dog

New Year's Eve - Barcelona

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December 31st 2010
Our last day in Barcelona. We woke up late, again. LOL After getting ourselves out the door, we walked to the King's Palace but it didn't really looked like anyone has lived in it for awhile. We then hopped on the metro and headed for Barceloneta. This is a town located by the sea. We saw a lot of activity for the Barcelona World Race. We later found out on the news that fourteen of the wor ... 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