Retiro

Real Madrid, Bull Fight, and much more!

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April 28th 2009
In two Mondays I will be leaving Spain! I can't believe how fast time has gone. This is my last week of classes and next week I will be taking my final exams, so now I'm trying to squeeze in the last things on my Madrid to-do list! Last Tuesday I went to a Real Madrid soccer game. As you probably know, soccer is the number one sport in Europe by far. Tennis and basketball probably come in s ... 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