Barcelona Bubbles

There and back again.

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November 22nd 2008
Monday 17th November It’s been a while since my last entry, Sorry but it's been a busy few weeks. The last two weeks have been quite hard to get my rapidly emptying head around. As I hinted at on my last entry, arriving in Vilanova Park was a bit of a culture shock (more about this later), then for life to “flip 180” when we flew home , and flip back suddenly 5 days later. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community

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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