Toros all over the streets of Madrid

Madrid - The Beginning

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February 14th 2009
I know I've been a big slacker lately in updating my blog and I have A LOT to post about the cities I visited in Spain the pas two weeks!! But first off, I just wanna say that whoever said that Madrid is a busy, crowded, noisy and filthy city...I seriously doubt you have ever set foot in the city any time recently!! Madrid is one of the cleanest, liveliest yest laid back, and most modern citie ... 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