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20150722_Spain_Barcelona_Guitar.JPG
A guitar player settles into a small placa hidden between buildings in the Barri Gotic.

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The flag flies over a viewpoint at the northern end of the Acropolis.

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Beethoven would pack up his belongings twice a year and move between the suburbs and city. The count on his addresses in Vienna and its outskirts ranges from 60 to 80 pending on who you ask. This is a map of some of these homes in Heiligenstadt.

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This monument to Johann Strauss may have been dedicated in 1921, but it was most likely designed at the turn of the century, given its gilded bronze appearance.

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Just in case you weren't sure about the era of music's heyday in Vienna, these actors are dressed up as people at the court of Liechtenstein in the late 1700s.

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Just beyond the canal system, the Rijksmuseum is home to a spectacular art collection, particularly of the Dutch masters.

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When in… Edam… eat cheese.

20150723_Spain_Barcelona_Kiss.JPG
This artwork, known in English as The World Begins With Every Kiss, was installed in 2014 in Barcelona by the artist Joan Fontcuberta.

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This sculpture, in the Plaça de Sant Miquel in Barcelona, pays homage to castellers. These Catalonians build human towers 9 or 10 people high, and they still gather to build at festivals or cultural celebrations today.
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