The indoor wall of jamon at the Musee del Jamon

How good is the Metro

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November 3rd 2010
There's one thing that you notice about foreign cities and that's the public transport system. Madrid's is up there with one of the best that I've come across. Although I did take the easy option of going for the three day tourist pass for unlimited travel on the metro or bus all for the princely sum of 12 euro compare that to Sydney's poor effort of costing the same for just a days unlimited trav ... 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