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Hola Espana

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April 18th 2007
Okay, so this is what it is all about...sick of hanging around London waiting for Adam´s registration to come through, we decided to bugger off to Spain for a couple of weeks. We booked two flights to Madrid and Adam booked some accommodation in Madrid over the phone and we were ready to go. Adam´s Spanish was very impressive! Well, we soon arrived in Spain and realised that speaking Spanis ... 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