The City of Amazing Architecture (and much more) - Barcelona, Spain Feb 7 - 13, 2024)
February 25th 2024 As we love train travel, we traveled from Valencia to Barcelona and it took only 4 hours at a very reasonable costs of 19 euros ($21) each. After arriving at our apartment, we wandered around the neighborhood in the evening to get our bearings and enjoy the nice temperatures.
We had booked a free walking tour through an app called Guru Walk for the first day here. We find these to be an excel
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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 
