The bullfight

Madrid-Segovia

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October 18th 2004
It has been a little over a week since I arrived in Madrid. I´m trying to take it easy here because Barcelona took away all my energy and strength. I tried to avoid anything cultural this past week, unfortunately I still ended up at Reina Sofia museum. The museum has a nice collection of modern art, the same guys as always dominated the collection such as Picasso, Miro, Dali. I preffered the ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of 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