My reward

Travel, the beach and then meeting people [:D].

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July 19th 2009
Yesterday was just a day of travelling, I had to travel from Naples to Rome by train for 2.5 hours and then sit around at the station for an hour waiting for a bus to the Chiampino airport, and the drive to there was 1 hour. The flight to Gerona was 2.5 hours and then I caught a bus from the airport to Barcelona which was 1.5 hours, when I jumped off it took me 1.5 hours to catch the train and the ... 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