Banco de Espana

I'M HERE!

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January 8th 2006
I made it to Spain. It's amazing. I met some NYU kids at the airport and we chilled there for a bit. Met my host family. They're great. Don't speak any english, so a bit of a communication gap. HAHA. My friend and house mate Lindsay and I ventured on the metro today. It's so clean beautiful, NOTHING LIKE NY! We went to Sol, which is where some main landmarks lie. We also got lost in the artsy, soh ... 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