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On the plane and in Barcelona

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June 6th 2007
We finally made it to our apartment in Barcelona. The plane ride was luxurious. Lufthansa business class is pretty nice. Our plane ride from Denver to Frankfurt (9hours) felt like an hour or two. We were served champagne before we even left the gate and we had turbo seats with big tvs that reclined into beds and gave us massages. After a stint in Germany and Switzerland, we made it to Barcelona a ... 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