After Andorra

w/c 09.03.08

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March 15th 2008
Sunday 9 March 2008 We travelled back from Andorra taking the longer, scenic and cheaper route. Because we meant to, of course, not because we took the wrong turning at one of the roundabouts... We passed through this serious ghost town, which was pretty freaky until we realised that it was Sunday and the Catalans are uber religioso. Alex had a few chocolate bars to keep alert while he ... 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