My Quintessential Madrid Experience - churros con chocolate and the 6am metro
September 21st 2010 I know they say that New York is the city that never sleeps, but I think that title needs to be reconsidered. Madrid is truly an all night city in all aspects. I have still not been able to fully adjust to the intense pace at which the Spaniards spend their nights.
It starts with dinner which is eaten MUCH later here than we are used to in the states. Dinner is usually around 9:30 or 10 p.m. (My
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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 
