Sagrada Familiar

The blood of the bullfight in Spain.

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September 9th 2008
WARNING - This blog contains descriptions which may be considered disturbing. As a young child my mother used to say to me the rain in Spain falls on the plane. However as it turns out my mother is a liar and the rain in Spain falls in Madrid on the 4th and 5th of September 2008. Arriving in Madrid late at night we negotiated our way to our accomodation and got ourselves ready for our one and ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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