Detail on tower of Sagrada Familia

A taste of Spain

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April 10th 2008
Geo: 41.3879, 2.16992We fly to Barcelona as the flight on Vueling is cheap ($133 CN) and wewould loose 2 of our 10 train trips on our Eurail pass plus take 2 daysto get here. We´re here to rendez vous with our dear friends Pauland Terry who are doing a whirlwind trip of Europe. Unfortunatelywe will only connect for about 30 hours before we have to get back onour train to Savona, Ita ... 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