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Mis Observaciones

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January 20th 2009
I wanted to share some more of my observations of the city: - There is graffiti everywhere. Everywhere. I have never seen so much in a city before. On buildings, the trains, stores, everywhere. Sometimes it can look artsy but sometimes it it just trashy, which is a shame because the city is very clean. - The Metro is AWESOME. It is much more complex than the one in DC. Sometimes when I ... 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