Saint Pau

Spanish Country Paradise

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April 23rd 2008
The chaos and trauma of the last few days are now at an end, for the time being anyway. We are back to the comforts of spare rooms and lounges on improvised beds and mattresses. Our good friend Julianne meets us at the port of Barcelona and without further ado we are in a train and heading for a smaller town called Girona. It is pretty to say the least, but beginning to rain. This is good, because ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Girona

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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