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There was a long wait to get in to Inopia - we showed up around 7:30, and didn't expect it to be so busy because it was well before the normal Spanish dining hour. However, it is a tapas bar, and they can start getting busy much earlier, since they aren't really places for full-on meals. We waited for over 30 minutes, when ... the host started calling the name of the person immediately in front of us on the list, but he wasn't responding. The host gave up and motioned to us, but at the last possible second, he showed up - noooooooooo!!! Luckily, it was only a few more minutes before we got in, because we started to get really peckish.
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September 3rd 2009 Geo: 41.6167, 1.85Today is a milestone for me - it's my birthday, and though over recent years I've had the chance to celebrate it in Portugal, Croatia, and Estonia, this is my first ever celebration in Barcelona. Originally, I didn't even think I'd be in Europe at all this summer, let alone for my birthday - but when the stars aligned, I made sure I'd be in Barcelona for it
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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 
