Arc de Triomf

Barcelona, Spain

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August 16th 2006
I loved Spain as soon as we went through the mountain from Cerbere to Portbou, it's so different from the rest of Europe, you really feel like you're in a different world. We got to Spain early morning and were all pretty tired after not sleeping on the overnight train and were pretty disorientated, once we had got our bearings we headed off to La Rambla, the huge main road running down the cen ... 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