Gaudi's Cathedral

Barcelona

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June 2nd 2012
We moved south heading for Barcelona, our troubles over, and gradually the sun came out and our holiday proper can now start afresh with no hic-cups. Alas, Terry managed to run the caravan against a kerb at a petrol station and it looked bad as the kerb had hit the caravan mover and bent it. We stopped the night at a pleasant campsite at Villafranca near Zaragozza. However, it was in a depre ... 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