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Cincuenta y uno

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May 28th 2009
Started off the day slowly with some struggles at home with Elwood and his school what should have taken 1 hour ended up taking almost 3 hours. Dad and Barb went into town to look for a new hotel while we spent time at home and spent some time Sant Cugat. We eventually caught up with Dad and Barb at about 4pm at their hotel, the kids had a swim and then we sat on the terrace and had after ... 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