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Barcelona Spain and Italy

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May 6th 2014
We arrived in Barcelona Spain on Tuesday morning May 6 around 8:30am. We had purchased the Barcelona Pass which allows the use of bus and rail throughout the Barcelona area plus access to many venues at no additional charge. Getting into the city - out of the airport - was overall one of our biggest hurdles once we found our way to Terminal 2 and headed towards the rail to the city. Being the thri ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia

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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