A detail of Gaudi's Casa Batllo

Barcelona

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November 16th 2009
We headed out of Granada on Friday morning, as usual finding our way onto the right roads much more easily than we did when arriving. Checking the maps, it looked as though Barcelona was further than we could comfortably drive in one day. We decided we would head for Valencia, or possibly for Torreon if we made sufficient headway. The start was pretty slow, as we were on 2-lane roads with a lot of ... 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