Pure Joy

Trippin up in Berlin

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February 26th 2008
I am very lucky. I have a great friend, Ryan, who is living and working in Berlin as an English teacher for a company. As luck would have it, another great friend of ours, Brian, chose to come visit Berlin this past week, so I decided to join in the fun. I was excited about visiting this city because of its history and from everything Ryan had told me about it. I also think German is cool and ... 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