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Day 70

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March 14th 2008
I woke up pretty early at the hostel. Everyone had to leave their room by 10am and could get back in at 12 if you needed to. So I got up, got ready and had some breakfast…..came with the room, then headed off around 9 to Placa Cataluna where I got on this tourist bus for 20 Euro it had three different circles around Barcelona, you could get off and on whenever you wanted and your ticket lasted a ... 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