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November 15th - 17th

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November 18th 2013
I had intended that we would take the day off, but I checked the weather and everything had changed. The original forecast was for sun for two weeks. Now, we were to have one more day of sun before a series of rainy ones. So I wanted to take advantage of clear skies and we hustled to get ready to go to Monserrat. Monserrat is a mountain range an hour train ride out of Barcelona. You take the train ... 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