Sagrada from our rooftop terrace

Surreal digs

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June 9th 2011
Our apartment in this leg of our Barcelona visit is way way over the top. It is almost part of Iberia's most famous building - the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi. It is right across a park from the entrance to the Sagrada - the rooftop terrace looms over the Sagrada. Really quite surreal. The little park below our living room has sections for a dog park, a children's play area and ... 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