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DFW

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2. Barcelona has been somewhat of an exception

Reply to locks (Reply #1)

Thu May 9, 2013, 07:03 PM

May 2013

Catalunya has always been the economic envy of the Iberian peninsula, the place where people came to look for work when times were bad elsewhere. It's still the case. I lived there for a while as a teenager, and learned to speak Catalan. I still run down there every two months or so, and never get tired of the city.

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Thanks! locks May 2013 #1

Barcelona has been somewhat of an exception DFW May 2013 #2

I plan to go again next spring with my granddaughter. Then on to Valencia. Have you been there? CTyankee Jul 2013 #3

On a class trip, we once spent the night in Valencia, but I have no recollection of the city DFW Jul 2013 #4

evidently, Valencia wanted to get more tourists at other times than during Fallas so they asked CTyankee Jul 2013 #5

Spectacular! And I notice all names are in Catalan. Bravo! DFW Jul 2013 #6