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    Barcelona: Stolen Wallets, Terrorist Attacks, and Making Sense of It All

    We recently returned home from a family pilgrimage to Spain, Portugal and Fatima.  Gotta say, it did not disappoint.  It was an amazing journey from beginning to end. So let’s begin at the beginning:  Barcelona.  Our time in Barcelona began with us deciding to travel as pilgrims do:  hoofing it with all of our bags, taking public transportation, and making our way to our hotel off of Las Ramblas. There we were, jet-lagged beyond belief, trying our best to make sure we didn’t lose a child or a bag, navigating the very busy metro system of Barcelona. It was going pretty well — until we found ourselves literally split into…