cats hostel

Madrid

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March 11th 2006
So here I go, booked myself a nice little hostel in madrid and asked one of my friends if this was an ok area in Madrid. As I am not totally fluent in Spanish yet, I gathered that it was between the junkies and the hookers area, hé what's new! No e sel mejor sitio, esta un poco demasiado cercas ce la zona cutre de lavapies; la plaza de al lado ( Jacinot Benavente) es al plaza de las putas, y ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of 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