Sagrada

Awestruck beyond description

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June 10th 2011
We went to the Sagrada Familia today - we thought all the fuss was about the outside of the structure. David Pepper recently flipped me an email from a friend of his who had just visited the Sagrada which began "When was the last time you spent 3 and a half hours in a church?". Little did we know... They had audio tour devices both specifically for children and for adults. The ones for the ki ... 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