The Basilica of Montserrat

Barcelona Day 1 (Day 19)

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June 1st 2012
Barcelona is fantastic. That is fact. The first day that I was there, I went to Montserrat and saw one of Gaudi’s masterpieces in the mountains. I cannot describe it. So I wont. I cannot do it justice look for the pictures. I spent two hours on the wrong train and wasted two hours of the day go to the wrong place and returning. Crap. I then got on the righ one at got to Montserrat and took the ... 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