Plaza del Correo

Viva España! My weekend in Madrid

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November 1st 2007
Hey everyone! Sorry this post is so late, I just finished midterms here so this week has been crazy with all the studying, etc. But here's the dish about my latest weekend trip - Madrid! I went with my friend Alex, who goes to Tufts and met a girl in last year's Tufts summer program who was studying English there for the summer. She were born and raised (and still lives) in the city of Mad ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » 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