Dan Trying to Sleep at the Madrid Airport

Don't Mess With Madrid

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April 21st 2009
Hola amigos! So the story continues in Madrid, Spain. April 10 We arrived all safe and sound to the Madrid airport where we then hopped on the metro towards downtown. Madrid's metro system is the coolest of all the metros I've been on. It's only 2 euros to get to and from the airport and it's only 1 euro for every trip, where as Nantes, Brussels, Paris etc are at least 1 euro 30 cents. ... 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