park guell

leaving now

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September 5th 2005
the past couple of days has been quite good. i think i've seen most of barcelona now. yesterday i went to see traditional catalan (the region of spain that barcelona is in) dances. they weren't that good. actually, quite boring. i was expecting some kind of traditional costume but the dancers were all about 70 yrs old and wearing normal casual clothes. the band was really good though. they were pl ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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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