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Hola from Barcelona

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September 24th 2014
Barcelona was by far our favourite city so far! We loved the people, food, language, architecture, shopping, atmosphere - everything!! Went all out Spanish on our first night - tapas, sangria and paella. Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs (again) and we were unable to finish everything. Back to the hotel for a bit of an early night, to ready ourselves for a day of site-seeing. There were 3 E ... 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