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Barca!

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April 5th 2012
April  5, 2012- Our first day in Barcelona started with breakfast in the hotel. After some delicious pastries, we headed for the Barcelona Cathedral. The Cathedral was gorgeous. It was set up very different from a lot of other cathedrals we have seen in Europe. The Choir was smack dab in the middle of the church,  and there was a crypt with stairs under the main altar. This really limits the num ... 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