The serious face...

Reina Sophia

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January 12th 2006
The last orientation language and culture sessions today. I had to go in extra early to sign up for one of the 3 free excursions. I chose Andalusia, and it was the most popular one, so I'm happy I got there early enough. We had tapas again for lunch with some friends. Afterwards we went to our first tour of a musuem, the Reina Sofia, named after the queen. I liked our guide, so I might change ... 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