Cathedral Interior in Valencia

Back in Barcelona

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November 3rd 2007
After a nice day Thursday in Valencia, we arrived back in Barcelona this morning and bid farewell to our Ship. Valencia is a beautiful city, althought we didn't get to do much shopping since Nov 1 is All Saints Day in Spain and virtually everything was closed. The holiday also gave alot of people a 4 day weekend so Barcelona today looked like the day after Thanksgiving - which it probably is for s ... read more

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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