Syracusa

My travels alone

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February 25th 2008
Alright then, so the last week has gone by really quickly. So I left Dan and Kam early in the morning to head down to Syracusa for part of a day. With most cities I have been paying attention to that point at which I start to feel that I know the layout of the city and have become comfortable in it, but that point isn't really reached in a day trip so Syracusa doesn't really seem like someth ... 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