Madrid 6th floor hotel view

Madrid

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August 30th 2007
Aug. 31st 1:30am (Spain time) My roommate Mike and I are hanging out in our hotel in Madrid right now, up for a while before we go back to sleep. Because of the time difference we’ve been pretty tired lately and so after getting a little bit lost around the city earlier and walking quite a bit, we came back at 7pm and ended up “taking a nap” for 5 hours. At midnight we got up and explored ... 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