Friday 12th August - Barcelona Photo 3

Friday 12th August - Barcelona

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August 12th 2011
We were off to a good start! We had to be gone by 8.15am and we were all on the bus and accounted for by 8.11am so off we went. Unfortunately we hadn't even made it out of the car park before our coach supposedly swiped and Italian's car (I saw it and I still think it was their fault and not ours!) so Alex (our tour bus... no coach driver) and Michele had to spent 45 minutes filling in all ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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