A neighborhood in Barcelona beset by tourists got Google and Apple to make it disappear – or at least the bus route that winds through it to the famous Gaudí park, Parc Güell. In recent years, so many visitors have been jumping on the 116 Line that locals, many elderly, are left waiting at the curb. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.
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