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Banyoles

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June 15th 2010
Banyoles is awesome!! Yesterday I spent most of the day hanging out at the villa in Montmelo... I needed some time to rest my feet, so I sat around sending CouchRequests, leaving references, translating my profile into Spanish, and then reading my book for most of the day. Then I left at around 6:00 and took the train into Barcelona so I could get on the train to Girona, where I connected onto ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Girona

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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