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Blown Away in Barcelona!

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February 11th 2013
Hi there, We have entertained our first visitors from the US - My niece Katlin and my sister-in-law Julie from Maine. They came in through Barcelona since it is the closest and cheapest airport to our home in St Chinian. So we had the challenge of negotiating in a new country. We drove to get them, about 4 hours, on the French and Spanish superhighways. Feeling confident in our new ability to n ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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