La Sagrada Familia

Barcelona

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May 26th 2007
As expected, we easily got into Barcelona this morning and as we can only spare one day to look round the city, took the open top bus on two routes which gave us a brief view of the major sites and gave useful transport connections. We did visit the cathedral which was covered in scaffold and walked down the Ramblas the most famous street in Barcleona. Whilst going down the Ramblas we were partic ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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