Statue of Christopher Columbus

Spain: Ole!

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March 28th 2008
We just returned from a week of Spanish adventure! We began our journey in by flying into Barcelona. After everything I had read about the city (warnings to beware of pickpockets..preparing us for late night noise and all night partying), I was really expecting a wild, chaotic city (similar to New Orleans), but what we found was that it was incredibly clean, orderly and efficient. I think due to ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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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