Parc Güell

Last day in Spain and it rains ...

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June 13th 2005
So today is my last full day in Spain, I leave for the UK tomorrow, and it rains. The day is not cold, but dawn was cloudy, and the sky dark, you could smell rain in the air. Felt a bit humid like Auckland. Went to the Parc Güell, and what a difference going there at 830am on a Monday morning makes, hardly anyone arround. Later ... Luckily had my best Peruvian raincoat because it started t ... 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