La Sagrada Familia

Barcelona

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May 5th 2007
Well, we arrived in Barcelona after a scenic drive from Valencia, including a stop off for breakfast at a roadhouse where a bus-load of oldies (read 60+) hopped off and cracked open beers with their breakfast at 8am. Must be a cultural thing? We battled the Barcelona city traffic in our hire car to eventually find a 24 hour parking lot to keep our car in for a few days and spent the afternoon ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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