Puerta del Sol in Madrid-Midnight NYE

New Year´s Eve in Madrid

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December 31st 2005
Wow, what can I say about this night! It was absolutely crazy! My friend Eoin flew down from Dublin a few days before to celebrate ¨La Noche Vieja¨with me. We headed to my friend Ed´s house first for some yummy food and then headed down to Puerta del Sol (the city center) for the midnight count down. Actually, they don´t do a count down in Spain. At midnight there are a bunch of fireworks and ... 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