Sunrise

Costa Brava

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June 22nd 2011
Ok so I definitely couldn’t get up for long for sunrise this morning, but I was bound and determined to make it happen one way or the other. Sooooo…I got up for a half hour, took some pics and went back to bed. I would love to get up again tomorrow, but my days are so filled with activity that I can hardly walk back to the hostel at the end of the day and tomorrow I’m travelling to Milan. Th ... 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