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Day 1: Barcelona

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March 23rd 2012
So today, Jo and I found our way from the first flight to our second flight leaving Frankfurt for Barcelona. I spoke a little broken Spanish and managed to get us on a bus from the airport to the city center where we tracked down our amazing hostel! We are rooming with a couple other people from western Europe and one from Saudi Arabia, who are all traveling by themselves. We explored the city by ... 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