5 Days in Barcelona 1bis

5 Days in Barcelona

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July 13th 2014
When I heard this year's bi-annual conference of the IOHA (International Oral History Association) was going to be in Barcelona from July 8-12, I jumped on the band wagon and decided to attend. The flight from Paris was only an hour, and then it took half an hour from the airport to get to Plaza de Espana. From there I took the metro to where I was staying -- a very nice university residence on th ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia

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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