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Hola Barcelona!

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August 16th 2014
Barcelona is a fantastic city: the pulse of Tel Aviv, the history of Rome, great food, music, culture...and it's warm! I love this place. We arrived in the evening and the first thing I discovered was how good the tapas are. The bars are literally covered in choices - though not eating ham or shellfish narrows it down a bit. The couple of times I have eaten tapas in Melbourne they were not exci ... 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