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Making Friends I Can't Understand

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May 9th 2013
From Barcelona I decided to try the bus as a means of transportation instead of the train. It would take 8 hours to get from Barcelona to Valencia, but I was all right with that. There were lots of stops along the way so it all right. I didn't really enjoy the hostel I stayed in as there was a very large group of Italians staying there and no one else. That didn't make it very easy to soci ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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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