Part of the Royal Garden in Aranjuez

No wonder the composer Rodrigo, blind for nearly all his life, was so inspired. Imagine the aroma of magnolias, tulips, pine trees, etc.

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Going Cheap On Day Trips from Madrid

May 6th 2012
A weekend in Barcelona. Semana Santa in Sevilla and Cordoba. They didn't come cheap, especially for babes from the Tropics where our currency struggles against the Euro. What's Cheap? When Westerners go RTW, their $, € or £ will go a long way in Asian countries. Not so with Asians (with the exception of the Japanese, maybe) on holiday with their ha ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid

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

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