Sagrada Familia

Barcelona

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March 7th 2011
Of course I had heard of Barcelona and I even knew it was in Spain but I had no idea what was in Barcelona other than Spaniards. It is a lovely city and I am glad we got the opportunity to visit. We actually visited the city three times: the first time was just as we arrived in Spain before we started our Workaway volunteer “job”; the second time was during one of our weekends off; and the ... 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