La Merce

Spain!

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October 3rd 2010
Day 23 Our second day in Barcelona and we are off to be part of the festival and see some of the sights not visited yesterday. Our first challenge, the Barcelona Metro and working out just what ticket we need to buy to get to the La Rambla. The second challenge to find the square that is home to the dance of the Giants; we followed the crowd and what an amazing experience it was, numerous ban ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada

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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