La Sagrada Familia from below

Siestas, sun, swimming and good food in France and Spain

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June 14th 2006
After leaving you in the Loire we’ve been on holidays, relaxing, sleeping, eating good food, swimming and sunning ourselves in France and northern Spain - hence the break in blog reports. Of course we’ve also managed to visit an array of different places ranging from a French prehistoric cave, Dali’s house in Port Lligat, his amazing theatre in Figures Barcelona with its amazing Sagrada Fami ... read more

Europe » Spain » Basque Country

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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