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Enamorada

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November 8th 2009
We took one of those Eyewitness Travel top 10 books on our trip to Barcelona. It has inspired me to come up with a list of my own, in answer to this question: Why do I love Barcelona? #1 It looks like home. Well, in parts, anyway. The marina with the boats tied to the docks, and down by the port where the cruise ships come in, and the cargo ships offload--in all that, I see Long Beach. W ... 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