Looking over the city from 3 creus

Porc, Gaudí, Churches and Bars!

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June 24th 2010
After a long night out and given the national holiday, I wasn't expecting a very productive second day in Barcelona. Once out the door around 12:30 or so we realized that really it was only the shops that were closed, so força! We had plenty to get done. Walking down our street we eventually hit the Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàli, Barcelona's main and most well-known cathedral. The ... 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