the demise of the toenail 4

w/c 18.05.08

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May 25th 2008
Sunday 18 May 2008 Managed to get up with only 3.5 hours sleep and walked down to the B&B to pick up my moisturiser that Rich had borrowed. And to say goodbye of course. The owner - Ana - was nice, and we had a short conversation in Spanish, in which she asked for my number after I told her I was an English teacher. Maybe she'll have some work for me... Walked up to Diagonal metro to h ... 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