HPIM3881

KAREN'S NEW SOCKS

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May 31st 2010
The last time I was in Barcelona I was on my way from some place where I had stayed too long and onward to another place where I was expected. Thus time compressed, my sightseeing of Barcelona consisted of skirting the city with eyes open for a department store called El Corte Inglis from whence I sought to purchase two pairs of socks with some kind of fluffy animal on them as momentos of how clos ... 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