Background: Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, Spain has played a catch-up role in the western international community; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and further reductions in unemployment.
May 16th 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid It´s pouring down rain in Madrid today... And I heard it´s warm and sunny back in Seattle! Sometimes I wonder if the rain just likes to follow me around. Makes me feel right at home.
I walked to h ... [full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid After quite an easy flight from Newark to Madrid I met Jenn at the Nuevos Ministerios Metro. We quickly proceeded to check in at my hostel near Tribunal, where I had to stay for two nights before I m ... 8 photos[full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid Amy and I had a 24 hour layover in Madrid, so we tried to make the most of the little time that we had. From the airport, we took the Metro downtown. The metro in Madrid was such a nice change of pa ... 5 photos[full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid I just arrived in Madrid, Spain... the first stop on my solo travel adventure. I´m tired and behind on sleep, but I´m excited to be here! I´m staying at a small hotel near Plaza Mayor and Puenta del S ... [full story]
April 1st 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid [I got really lazy ... I mean, er, busy .... thus the long delay on my March adventure ... today I am motivated to finish and share, I think ... ]
Back in March I went on Spanish Spring Break, also ... 54 photos[full story]
May 29th 2004Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid Today was another early wake up as we had to reboard our bus for the drive back to Madrid. Before leaving, the entire group gathered in front of the bus for a group photo. Since we were such a small g ... 10 photos[full story]
May 3rd 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid We arrived in Madrid not having a place to stay for the night, but we easily found a hostel and slept soundly with eight other French guests. We spent a good amount of time lounging about lazily in t ... 7 photos[full story]
March 14th 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid Word of advice, if you’re planning on booking travel…..look into it! We had to somehow make our way from Barcelona to Madrid and realised it was a good 5 hours and 100€ by train! How ... 181 photos[full story]
April 30th 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid Hola! Que tal? It's been a while since we did a Madrid blog, so we thought we'd update you on what we have been up to in the city, apart from teaching people to speak the lingo, obviously....
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May 3rd 2008Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid From the moment I breathe life into lyric
Alguien me pregunta de donde soy,
Even if my accent is perfect,
My grammer, accidentally flawless for a moment,
There is way that my mouth moves awkwa ... [full story]
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