Sardana

Barcelona in 44 hours

---

February 23rd 2009
Viernes 20 febrero—During this week I have been getting caught up on my sleep, which caused me to be awake around 5am, but I didn’t want to get out of bed until about 7. At school, I had my written and listening Spanish Exam. Although I didn’t study for it as much as I would have liked, I think that it went well. After this, CIEE had organized so we could go into an English class and mee ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

---

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