Calle de Espalter

My first day in Madrid

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May 16th 2007
So, I got here safe and sound. The whole thing was quite the experience and I'm really proud of myself for doing it. Traveling is a piece of cake! I kept worrying about the next thing I had to do, but when the time came everything went extremely smoothly. The woman I sat next to on the flight from Omaha to Cincinnati was a chatty Cathy... not necessarily a bad thing when I was as nervous as I was ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

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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 ... ... read more