The Sagrada Familia cathedral

Barcelona!

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February 6th 2007
We left on Tuesday for Barcelona, flying on Spainair! The flight was only an hour and when we got there we took a bus to the hotel. It was a 3 star in a really good location, called Hotel Lleo (the school paid for our flights and hotel for the first three nights!). When we got there, we had a few hours to nap or get some lunch. Rachel, Mary Kate and I decided to go find a coke somewhere, so we se ... 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