Janette looking happier than she was

Last Day in BCN

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January 14th 2008
We finally saw Gaudi's Parc Güell today. It is quiet spectacular but the walk up the hill to it, even with help of escalators, was was hard. We tried to find some Churros con Chocolate after that but had no luck finding anywhere as inviting as the places we went to in Madrid and the churros here isn't as curly or as fresh. We tried again this evening but came home once again without having anythi ... 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