El Prado

Madrid

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June 26th 2006
We've been in Madrid for a few days now but I don't really feel like we've seen as much as we should have by now. We went to the Prado on Friday. It was cool. They have a special display of Picasso right now. We thought they had some Rembrandts but turns out they just gave us old maps. Spain was playing a World Cup game and at the Plaza de Cristobal Colon there were 2 giant screens set up ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of 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