Beach at Barcelona

152-154: Barcelona, Spain

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June 28th 2007
Suffice to say we loved Barcelona! We spent 3 nights in the city just laxing out, strolling the streets, drinking Sangria, and eating tapas! We found a cool Irish bar that had heaps of big screen tvs and who were only too happy to let us watch the America's Cup races that were going on while we were there (yes, London does not have the slightest interest in the Cup so we didn't even know it was ... 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