Santa Maria del Mar

Barcelona 2010: Sunday

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March 21st 2010
Sunday was our day to just wander the Gothic quarter, with no major sights to see. Again we took the metro. We were just a few blocks away from the Monumental stop. We got off at a stop equidistant from Santa Maria del Mar and the Cathedral and decided to head to Santa Maria first. (We knew that because a very friendly traffic cop told us when I asked. ) They were at the Gospel part of Mass ... 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