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Sunday July 12 Madrid

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July 13th 2009
We took advantage of late breakfast service on the weekend and slept in. In the afternoon we went to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum which we had never been to. Our primary goal was to see the special exhibit of Matisse art. and it did not disappoint. Alot of the works were from his early period which we had not seen much of before. We also took in about half of the permanate collection We started a ... 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