The beach at Barcelona

Ola!

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August 7th 2007
Ola! Since Steve updated you, we had been laying pretty low here in London. Both living through the poorest excuse of a summer that either of us have seen. As I type this Travel blog I am sitting in my jeans and a jumper and the rain is pouring down. We were lucky enough to have just returned from a week and a half travelling through Spain and Portugal. The reason for planning this trip ... 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