Gaudi´s Church

The Great Book is that of Nature

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January 22nd 2011
"The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature." - Antonio Gaudi. Of course. When in Bar-TH-elona the first thing that hits you is GAUDI-A-RAMA! I love the guy, he was brilliant for his time, but there is so much more to this stunning city than its reputation would like to suggest. So it´s cold here, not as cold as Austria, but there is a definite chi ... 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