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Day 3 in Barcelona on the Big Red Bus

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July 16th 2016
Today Greg and I took the hop on hop off bus so that we could see more of the city sights like Jardins de Miramar (great views of the city and harbour from up here), Olympic games venue, National Museum of Catian (what a wonderful building), Placea d Espanya (which is Barcelona old bullfighting ring that is now a shopping centre and museum) and for all the soccer fans out there the home of FC Barc ... 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