Video Sunday: Where you going? Barcelona. Oh.
And we’re back! Back from Rome, back from Florence, back from Bologna, back from an overnight bus on the French Rivera (apologies, oh swollen ankles), back from even Barcelona itself!
As such, the Video Sunday today is going to look a bit paltry. Still, I rather adore this video, discovered not that long ago, all thanks to Mark Newgarden. If you’d like to see where I was had I been taking my trip more than 100 years ago, this is the fimstrip to watch:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJdwzY1o7k8&feature=player_embedded#at=98
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