La Calle

9:30pm Hotel Tryp

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June 27th 2007
I am tired. This has been one of the longest days ever. I’d like to point out that a total of 2 hours of sleep have been had since my last entry yesterday. And that’s a generous figure. I just did the math: I’ve been up for 27 hours, with at least one more to go. The upside to all this consciousness is that I had a long and eventful day in Madrid. I arrived about 8:30am Madrid time and pro ... 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