Roof top pool where we are staying

Day 13

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May 31st 2015
Early train to Spain saw us arrive at the station around 6.15 am an hour before departure. Turned out too early as there is no bag checks or passport control from France to Spain. Our train this time is a duplex which means it has two levels. Watching the speed, we were nudging 300kms per hour most of the trip, arriving in Barcelona around 1.30 New country, new surroundings and new lan ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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