Aquaduct

Spain

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May 11th 2010
Arriving into Madrid we shed layers of clothes as we walked through the airport!! It was lovely to finally and suddenly be warm. Walking around at 10pm in our t-shirts and light clothes was a dream, as was our first meal of paella and a bottle of wine (2 euros! - we had heard that the wine was cheap). We came to the royal palace at the right time and we saw the changing of the guards which was ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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