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Barcelona, baby

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October 22nd 2006
So I made it into Barcelona Thursday night... I flew RyanAir, which is this super cheap airline. The seats were open seating! That was weird. Also, they stripped about everything that would cost extra out of the plane. Complimentary magazines? Forget it. It was a little rainy, and so when we landed it was bit weird, and afterwards, the whole plane applauded. Ha! It was really funny. We took ... 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