Plaza de Espana

Motorhomes, Motorways, Madness and Madrid

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July 4th 2007
After finishing work today we jumped in the car and headed up to Preston. Jason and Kirstyn arrived in the UK yesterday and were at Bernie and Shaun’s when we arrived. We awoke to another wet and miserable UK day and headed out to Liverpool airport which was at high alert due to the recent terrorism threat. Mick managed to talk the staff at the airport bar into putting on game 3 of the State ... 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