Barcelona

Los Días Finales

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December 7th 2008
So this is probably the last blog for this trip. Our friends Florian and Isabel, who we met in Italy and then visited in Germany, came out for a weekend and stayed with us. We had a very good time showing them Madrid and Spanish culture and hope that they will come to California some day. After they left we took our last excursion over to Barcelona. It was a good trip; the weather and climate the ... 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