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Never trust the BBC weather or Spanish men

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April 11th 2010
Beautiful, sunny lunchtime arrival. Quick transfer to the hotel to discover I had been upgraded to a suite complete with dining room, living room and a bathroom with two showers. Got the metro down to Sol and hopped on the open top tourist bus and did a full loop of the historical route taking lots of photos of the gorgeous grand buildings. Everything inMadridis on a grand scale; even the roads ar ... 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