P1010963

SPAIN-MADRID-1011

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October 11th 2009
The Sunday Rastro ( Flea Market ) was amazing, full of wonderful leather stands, from handbags to boots...You can find some very reasonably priced (even to US standards) stuff there. The weather today was very warm. After the flea market, I went back to the bus station, this time I bought the tickets from Lisbao to Seville ( I did not end up purchasing them yesterday. They had asked for my pa ... 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