La Pedrera

November 22nd 2014
Today could have ended with a punch in the Bollocks - but they didn't sell punch so I had a beer instead. We also got free popcorn. It's been a long and good day, starting at 7am with Glyn's alarm so that we could get to the Sagrada Família for 9am (we'd booked online and we there early enough to get clear photos before the hordes of tourists turned up to stand in our way with their selfie stick ... 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

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Claire Wade

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I started these blogs as a record for myself- something to read and comfort me when I'm old, cold and broke, wondering where all my money went... With time, my blogs have developed as it turned out other people were reading them! This has inspired me to improve my writing (well I try) and add more photos. I hope you enjoy reading my blogs and please do leave comments. The photos in the blog are taken on my phone, but when I return home, I always have lots of images from my DSLR, that I upload to Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wadeyc ... full info

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taracloud
Tara Cloud

Sangria Familia--a happy family!
Great adventures in fab Barcelona! I've visited several times, and each time I visit a few new Gaudi spots--great that you ended up at Parc Güell! The tourist office used to have a map of Gaudi buildings, but the sites are scattered all over the city, so it's a bit of a pilgrimage to visit them. Amazing that you need reservations for these places now, but so organized that you did this ahead of time--I'm impressed! Love your photos!

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