Old Madrid

Pictures Can't Capture Today

---

January 12th 2006
So I had my last day of orientation today. I needed to get to school early today to sign up for a trip. NYU in Madrid has three different trips we can go on for free. My friends and I chose Andalusia. After that we went down to Sol and had tapas and wine. We can't get enough of them! We then went on a tour of El Museo de la Reina Sofia, the Reina Sofia Museum. I saw work from some monumental artis ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of 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