When Left-Wing Idealism Met Communist Squalor – George Orwell In Spain

Homage to Catalonia By George Orwell 1938 Some weeks ago, my wife and I took a brief trip to Barcelona and Valencia. Although we had visited Spain several times in earlier decades, it was our first trip to these two cities on the Mediterranean coast. We found Barcelona to be a world-class city and Valencia to be a delightful large beach town.

Homage to Catalonia By George Orwell 1938 Some weeks ago, my wife and I took a brief trip to Barcelona and Valencia. Although we had visited Spain several times in earlier decades, it was our first trip to these two cities on the Mediterranean coast. We found Barcelona to be a world-class city and Valencia to be a delightful large beach town.…