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Home Sweet Madrid

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March 4th 2009
Last weekend was actually my first complete Friday to Sunday weekend spent entirely in Madrid. About half the people in my program had booked a trip to Amsterdam a few weeks ago but I didn't want to go so I had more time to get to know my own city. Friday I slept in and then started catching up on a lot of reading for my International Business class. Then I went for a run. For the past two wee ... 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