With Tauro!

Hola from Madrid!

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February 14th 2009
(Written last night) It's almost 1am now and I'm in bed fighting sleep until I write an account of our first day in Madrid. Let me start off by saying that it was a VERY long night! Our flight has taken off as scheduled from Dubai at 1:45am on Air France. I have to say that I was surprised by the level of service..yes I expecxted worse! Surprisingly the crew was friendly, the food was good and ... 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