Granada 2008-09-23-0005

Granada

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September 22nd 2008
Sept 22, 2008 Steve and I are sitting at Gate K in the Madrid Airport waiting for our flight to leave for Granada. Our 16:10 flight has been delayed until 5pm. Yikes! But at least we're in the right place. For the last hour we've been traveling between Gate M, as it states on our boarding pass to Gate K where our flight is actually departing from. Here at the MAD airport (Yes, that' ... read more

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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