P1010884

SPAIN-MADRID-1009 & 1010

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October 10th 2009
I arrived in Madrid Estacion De Atocha around 1:00 pm yesterday. The ride from Toledo was a little less half an hour. I got a map of Madrid from the Tourist Kiosk at the station which showed a short distance to the hotel. So I decided to walk it. Big Mistake!!! First of all the temperature during the day is around 25 Celsius (in the 80's F). it was about a mile and half of uphill walk, and I ... 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