El Parque de Retiro

Chapter 3: Free Sangria is the Best Sangria

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September 8th 2010
And Im back. Apologies for no apostrophies, and any mispelling in this entry, but the keyboards here are nonsensical. But thats because Im in Espana, and life is good. We made it from London to Madrid with very little trouble, a quiet flight (save for the family with 9 kids running up and down the aisles), and time to spare. We had trouble finding the hostel after we left the Metro, but only b ... 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