view of the city

You can't be cute all the time...

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May 22nd 2009
With the semester officially over, many of the people in my program headed out to do some traveling before returning home. Three of my friends (Hilary, Tori, and Maya) and I went to Barcelona together for three days. Hilary and I left for the airport around midnight. Our flight left Athens around 3am and we finally got to the hostel in Barcelona around 6:30 or 7. The hostel people were very ... 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