Views over Barcelona

Getting in the Spanish mood

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February 19th 2017
Geo: 41.3861, 2.17636So after an early start (made earlier by a Rory who was too excited to play with children to sleep), we headed to the airport. Brilliant journey and parked up and got through to departure lounge. After a much needed caffeine fix we got on the plane and arrived in Barcelona.We navigated our way to shuttle bus to take us into the city centre. Which gave us a little scenic ro ... 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