The Closest I have been to the US in a month

Superbowl in Lisbon

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February 10th 2005
I made it to Madrid Friday night, in time for a late dinner with Sole and her "hermanos". We spent Saturday around madrid, and headed to Lisbon Sunday AM. Lisbon is a very nice city with a town feel, very few tall buildings etc. Sunday night was the Superbowl and the HardRock cafe was showing the game. It was a good game, but I did miss seeing all the newest commercials. They had one very fu ... 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