Pretty Ladies on a Pretty Bench

Day 16 - Barcelona Day 2

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June 24th 2011
We had thought originally of going to Montserrat, a pretty much all day affair, but we hadn't seen the key sights in Barcelona yet, except for La Rambla. So, out we went, by about 9am, and first headed for the Parc Guell, a showcase of Antoni Gaudi's work. We took the metro from Paral-lel to Villcarca on the L3 towards Triniat Nova (For you folks who might like an idea of how to get to P ... 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