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Big P´s European Adventure-Chapter 14-Madrid

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May 26th 2008
Ah Madrid...i got in from Barcelona on the high speed train to a rainy Sunday. I had some tapas and beer while the rain died down and i traveled to my hostel in Puerta Del Sol, right in the center of the city (for 35 euros a night and i had my own room!). It was a gay hostel, but really catered to whoever...it had the most ecclectic clientele of any of the hostels i'd been at- and was the nicest. ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » 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