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October 5th 2008
As we didn’t have classes on the Friday before university classes started (September 19), Kelsie and I decided to go to Madrid. It was kind of spur-of-the-moment; we didn’t buy train tickets in advance or anything. We caught the 2 ½ hour train ride to Madrid at 6:00 Friday morning, completely exhausted, hoping to be able to sleep on the train. But we had to wait for the conductor to come by s ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca

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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