Iris from Botanical Garden

Day 2 in Madrid

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May 19th 2007
Woke up early - Aron set the alarm for 730. As you know from my past blog entry, he got up late and we were out in the plaza for 930. The book store we wanted did not open until 10AM so we had coffee and tea at a cafe. Tea went from "sorry that's not possible" to miraculously in front of Sheila. Mios Dio! No food though, breakfast does not seem popular. All of the Madridites seem to be asleep hun ... read more

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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