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Alot has happened in a couple of weeks

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February 5th 2008
Hola, Wow, these past weeks has been absolutely insane. I started the rest of my class, which are all going well. Getting that out of the way: To start off, my friends and I took a trip to Montseratt, which is 45 minute train ride away and is a monastery in the mountains. These is the most sacred religious place for Catalans. Montseratt is known for the mountain formations and their boy ch ... 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