A plaza at El Rastro

Wow

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April 25th 2011
So I was looking at my last entry and I realized it has almost been a month since I have written. Sorry about that. For the first two weeks of April I was just basically going to school and working on projects/studying. We went out a few times but nothing too exciting. And then once spring break started I figured I might as well wait until the end and do a really big entry instead of two separate ... 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