bar with nice view

Madrid: a meeting of mates!

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August 2nd 2010
My friend Miguel met me at Madrid airport. Megan and I used to go salsa dancing with him when he lived in Chippenham but he had to move back to Madrid about a year ago. We had about 3 hours to kill before Megan arrived so Miguel took me to a cafe near Nuovos Ministerios, quite a built up area of Madrid. We had a good chat and went to meet Megan at one. Megan and I were staying at my friend Suzie†... 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