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MADRID!!!

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February 13th 2008
This past weekend I went with my whole program to Madrid. We left really early on Friday morning and had to take a 5 hour train ride to the city. The ride wasn´t bad at all. We were all in the same cab, so we just hung out together, some people slept, some read, and some listened to music. Some of us also watched this weird movie in Spanish about this girl trying to steal someone else´s life...g ... 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