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April 7th 2009

Published: April 30th 2009

Barcelona

Now I know why everyone raves about Barcelona... It's clean, fun and has interesting architecture. It's located in Catalonia, next to France on the Mediterranean Sea. The weather was cold, windy and rainy while I was there, but there was so much to look at!

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Laura Polt

CaminoGirl

Hometown: Seattle, Washington USA I finally took that trip around the world that I always wanted to do. The catalyst was my experience with breast cancer in 2005, which taught me that if you really want to do something, don't wait! As soon as I regained my health (and I'm actually more healthy now than I was before diagnosis), I started planning my trip. I traveled solo for a year, and I met amazing people along the way. My itinerary included Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Europe. I also added the USA as part of my trip on the way back home. "Camino Girl" refers t... full info

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Padrera, designed by Gaudi

Gaudi had great influence in Barcelona.

Sagrada Familia, designed by Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi began constructing the "Holy Family" Catholic Church back in 1882, up until his death in 1926. His followers have continued construction, which is estimated to be completed around 2026. It's entirely privately funded.