Terminal 4 at Barajas

Early Mornings and Late Nights in Madrid

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August 24th 2009
Ola, I joined the queues of fellow race fans on the first train out of Valencia to Madrid the morning after the race. The train ride wasn’t that long, and they played 3:10 to Yuma, so I watched it in Spanish and was quite entertained. It’s a great movie if anyone hasn’t seen it. I didn’t see anyone tilting, but I did see some windmills as I was crossing the plain en route to Madrid. I ar ... 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