Casa Batllo

Thats so Gaudi- the blue route.

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June 12th 2013
Today I spent all of my time with Mr. Antoni Gaudi. Well obviously Mr. Gaudi is dead as he was hit by a tram in 1926, so figuratively speaking. I dedicated the day to seeing all his works of art finished and unfinished alike, and I started with Casa Batllo. But first a side note. A girl walks into a Starbucks and orders her iced chai latte. The woman asks her name, she says clearly"Shannon" as ... 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