Puerta del Sol

The plane to Spain lands safely in the rain

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June 10th 2010
Well, we made it. After a stopover in Frankfurt for a Hermann’s sausage, we landed in Madrid at 7 PM local time. We took the metro with 3 connections to our hotel. Gigi kept noticing local fashion trends: we were planning on shorts, skirts and t-shirts, and the locals were wearing layers, sweaters and long pants. After we exited the metro we discovered why: it is 60 degrees and rainy here. Our ... 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