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Day in Barcelona

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June 11th 2011
Spent the day in Barcelona riding the double decker tour bus throughout the city. We took the train from Benicarlo to Barcelona and then returned in the evening. We first visited a outdoor Greek theatre and then spent some time at the water front. Finally we had some pizza before heading back to the train station for our ride back to Benicarlo. I've attached some of my pics but I'm sure Ti ... read more

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