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Monday July 14 , 2009 Madrid

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July 14th 2009
Today Jim went to a travel agency (where they are reported to spea k English well) and bought the train tickets for the rest of our trip. Turns out Jim's Spanish is better than the agent' English so they conducted the transaction in Spanish. The we went to tour the Royal Palace. There was a line up (about half an hour) but we really wanted to see it as last time we were in Madrid it was closed. Th ... 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