me on top of the building

el parque Guell y La Boqueria

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January 15th 2008
Today and yesterday have been spent mostly sight seeing. Yesterday my roommate Holly and another girl Stacey and I went to el parque Guell which is a Gaudi park that overlooks the city. The park is huge and we didn't have time to see it all, but we want to go back. There are mosaics everywhere and even the rocks are carved into abstract art. I added pictures of the sunset, the skyline, and par ... 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