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Barcelona

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July 9th 2007
We had a late first night in Barcelona: Drinking, talking to other travelers and doing laundry. Once again, we had a room all to ourselves. Barcelona was still warm and muggy when we woke in the morning. We headed by foot down to the city center. After checking out the scene, we got on a sight seeing bus. It was a double decked one just like in Paris. We went all around the city seeing the major ... 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