The other end of the beach

"Bathelona" Part 3

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May 18th 2007
Saturday we had the second part of our bus tour, but decided to jump on from a different stop, which lead us to a walk down to a new side of the beach we hadn’t been before. It was spot the Spanish, as we had obviously hit the holiday makers, it was like London on sand! When we did get on the bus, we toured through the Olympic Village of 1992 and up to the amazing Palaca Espanya, home to the m ... read more

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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