Madrid

Madrid, Spain

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December 29th 2007
I am in Madrid. It certainly could be worse. I am in a very nice hotel room drinking a bottle of amazing spanish wine and eating delicious cheese and bread. Earlier I walked around the Centro Comercial for a few hours and took some pictures. This city is very beautiful. However I am ready to be out of civilization for a while. Beside the spanish language and the food, this place is a lot like the ... 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