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Toledo

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June 14th 2009
I checked out of my hostel in Madrid and walked to the train station, not knowing where I´d go next. Tickets were more expensive than I´d expected, so I chose the cheapest trip -- to Toledo. I´ve come on what seems to be one of the busiest days of the year -- the Corpus Chrisi celebration (even though I thought it was on Thursday?). I am staying in a remodeled castle across the river for 13 ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Toledo

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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