Not As Comfy

Barcelona

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September 29th 2013
Well, we pair reached our cruise ship, the ms Noordam after a short flight from Gatwick Airport, south of London. The pre-arranged transfer from the airport to the ship, dockside in Barcelona, was efficient as was the pre-cruise processing. Geoff thought Pat’s previous criminal history may have delayed us but obviously the incident in the Natural Garden Restaurant in Trafalgar has been forgiven ... 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