Gaudi

Barcelona

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June 13th 2007
Ah, finally back to a computer...it's been so long. BARCELONA: After our return from Morrocco, Lisa and I ended up spending the night in the Madrid airport, because our flight got in so late. Okay, so we really didn't want to spend a night on accommodation because we were heading to Barcelona so early in the morning. The night we arrived we checked out Las Ramblas, which are pedestrian ... 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