Reina Sofia

Madrid is cold, Madrilenos are warm

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June 2nd 2011
Our flight to Madrid reminded me of a story I once read in which the author wrote, "After an appalling journing in which our luggage was lost not once but twice . . . . " No, our luggage wasn´t lost, but it was not a pleasant journey. US Air stuffed us like sardines into the plane (we couldn´t stand upright in front of our seats), and we sat like that for a full hour on the tarmac in Philadelp ... 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