Public Art in Barcelona Harbor

Our first stop on our cruise - Back to Barcelona!

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April 17th 2008
Geo: 41.3879, 2.16992We board the Costa Classica (an Italian Cruise line) on April 16th. Overnight in our little cabin then we arrive in Barcelona about 1 pm. Although we just came from Barcelona, it is a very different perspective arriving by sea. We venture back to the Columbus statue and the center of town to be caught by a downpour - buckets of rain! ... 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