La Segrada Familia

Barcelona

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April 20th 2012
On Wednesday morning at 5am, Emily and I left London for Barcelona. The flight went well and we made it easily into the city. We were starving so we went to McDonalds to eat right off. It was fun to go around the city and see some of the same places that Steve and I saw when we were there this summer. We checked into our hostel, which was very nice. Some of our friends had told us to stay ther ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » La Rambla

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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