Palacio de Cristal

Day 3 in the big M...

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May 18th 2007
Firstly, my number of Spanish words for the day is at... I don't know. I've said random "perdón's", but other than that I'm pretty much a loser. And again, I haven't eaten today because of the Spanish. BUT, I did go out last night with a friend and got some food and some alcohol (ok, a significant amount). We ate Italian food and it was SOOOO good. I had lobster for the first time in my life. ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of 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