Francis explaining the structure of La Sangrada Familia

Barcelona - Day 1

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May 28th 2019
<em style="font-size: 17.9px;">Can I Speak Spanish? As someone who speaks a little spanish, one of the hardest parts of today was deciding whether to try to decide whether to attempt to speak spanish to the vendors, to ask if they speak English, or to just start speaking English to them. I found that the answer depended on the individual situation. If the person started by saying ... 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