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Barcelona

February 10th 2005
Wednesday afternoon I flew into Girona, which is about an hour bus ride from Barcelona. I wandered around Barcelona trying to find my hostel (and had an overly friendly Spaniard ask if I was looking for him). After dropping off my bags I took a stroll up La Rambla (walkway through the main part of town that starts at the sea) and up to Palaca de Cataluna, grabbed some food and headed back to the ... read more
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Spanish Flag 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
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