Princess Sparkle taking on the street performers

Farewell Spain

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September 18th 2005
Last stop on my first Spanish journey. Barcelona On arriving in Barcelona and having a small sleep I was ready to take on Barcelona. So off I went on a exploration of Barcelona then preparing to head to the beach for my last few days of relaxing and topping up the tan before heading back to London. But silly me with my high expectations, I actually had to buy a long sleeve top because it was ... 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