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Barcelona: Bare Beaches and Beautiful Buildings

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May 21st 2009
Back in Barcelona Barcelona is the perfect place to get away for a nice holiday. I spent four days in this beautiful city amongst hilarious friends who showed me a great time. To get there I had to travel by train. Atoussa drove me to Ales where I took an afternoon train to Montpelier. I wandered the station for 45 minutes, bought a sandwich, water and watched the display boards for i ... 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