el plaza mayor

ahora

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July 6th 2005
espana has been treating me well. apart from intense heat and euros that just seem to disappear into thin air, i am having a great time. apparently, i speak spanish well enough to not be laughed at. so there are about 50 of us in the program here in madrid, and about 80% of us ventured out on a group trip the other day to the palacio real in the city. needless to say, i remembered why i like ... 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