Typical road furniture

The large black silhouettes of bulls appear regularly on the road side, with no explanation or obvious advertising message. Castle ruins also appear regularly. Long zoom on this shot, while motoring along at 125kph.

Trip to Barcelona and first look

November 21st 2013
Geo: 41.3769, 2.17476Very impressed after our long afternoon walk around the marina and gothic quarter of Barcelona. The city seems wealthy and the prices are certainly higher than Madrid and Lisbon. Despite this, we got a last minute hotel booking at a reasonable price in a great location.Coach tour tomorrow. A private guide was going to cost €725 plus entry fees and lunch, so we reco ... 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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