Madrid Bears

Madrid

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October 10th 2003
Hola! I travelled to Madrid in October 2003 with the Australian Convicts. I set up the Convicts earlier in the year as a way of promoting Aussie Rules as an international sport. Our first game was in London, where we played the Sussesx Swans, one of the teams in the British Australian Rules Football League (BARFL). We had a great time in London and I was a bit saddened to leave. But Madrid ... 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