Train Ride

One day in Barcelona

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October 16th 2002
We had a one day tour to Barcelona, Spain. We took a train from Valencia and it was a sight while traveling along the Mediterranean Sea. We rode the tour bus and went around Barcelona for a day. I liked Barcelona too. Wished we stayed one more day but we had to go back to Paris and we had a full week ahead of us - Lourdes, Versailles, Rome and Florence! ... 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