Naked Dude

Barcelona

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August 15th 2008
Hey Gang We arrived here in BCN on Monday morning for what was suppose to be a two day visit before heading east towards the south of France. We decided to extend our visit by one day to get a bit more of the sights in and then we extended for a further two days as we could not get any accommodation in France! This made us somewhat nervous in terms of forward booking accommodation, but it see ... 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