Turtles at the Atocha train station

Tue. July 14 Madrid- road trip to Toledo

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July 15th 2009
Hi Well since I am on vacation I guess it comes as no surprise that I thought Monday was the 14th. Tuesday we decided to finally get organized for a day trip out of Madrid to Toledo - a half hour train trip on an Avant train (that is basically a train that just goes back and forth between two cities). It took longer to buy the tickets at the train station than the trip took. While we were waitin ... 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