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Spain: Sweating in Barcelona --and loving it :)

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September 4th 2008
We arrived in Barcelona to discover our hostel was right in the middle of a festival. Sleep was not going to happen for a long time, so we dropped our bags and joined the fun. People from all ages were filling the streets and having a good time celebrating The Festival of Saints. There were live bands on every block, people passing around Mojitos (minty cocktail), and every block was decorated in ... read more

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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