Our hotel (ME Madrid)

Landed in Madrid

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May 18th 2007
Ahhh...all the hard work is finally over...Sheila had her last meeting today, and now we're free to play, play, play! Changed hotels as the one we were in last night was in business area. Ended up in the perfect location (Aron's glad Sheila dealt with all the booking), mere blocks from Prado Museum and in Plaza Santa Ana. We can walk everywhere from here and we will. Tonight we wandered around ... 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