Plaza de Oriente

At night, the statues here are supposed to come alive outside the Palacio Royal. I didn't see any such business, but isn't the sky pretty?

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Almodovar Calling

August 21st 2007
Madrid is awesome. I didn't plan on spending as much time here, because I figured it would be similar to LA. It is big city, but it's nothing like LA. Definitely its own animal! When they say that people go out late here they don't mention that the party doesn't start until 2 or 3 am and that includes entire families of children and grandparents. Wild. One of the best things I did here was go ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

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

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