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January 15th 2006
So every sunday in Madrid, near the La Latino metro stop, there is a huge street fair type of thing. Only it's not one street but just an entire part of the city closed off to sell lots of things. My suitemates and I went, but they weren't really stopping to buy things. Well, I wanted to shop. I only got a pair of gloves(cuz i lost one of mine), a pair of earrings, and a pair of cool stockings ... 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