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Last day in Italy and the trek to Spain

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August 20th 2014
<pre style="padding: 5px;">For our last full day in Italy we took the 1 hour water bus trip to the island of Burano. Of all the Venezian islands, this one is by far my favorite. It's much more mellow than Venice but still has more going on than Murano. All of the buildings are different shades of beautiful pastel colors, making you feel like you are in a different world. Burano is known for ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona » La Rambla

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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