Montserrat

Montserrat, the Mountains and a Monastary

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May 31st 2019
After a ten hours of traveling and three days battling jet lag throughout our first number of activities, I was fully immersed in my experience in Barcelona. On Tuesday morning we loaded up the bus to head to Montserrat. The Spanish highways overlook miles and miles of cityscape - tall buildings painted in bright, colorful shades. Along the sides of the roads, we sometimes passed small cluster ... 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